IDNO

N.132402.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Menstrual house (oi manga), surrounded by pandanus (neka). At present some 9 women share the house.

Physical Condition: Negative over exposed. [JD 15/05/2017]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Mt. Hagen; Kelua

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

4 July 1965

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132370.MST - N.132402.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 27.

Context: neka = Melpa term for the fruit of edible pandanus plant (Pidgin term = marita). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/25/2017]

Context: oi manga = menstrual hut/house (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

A grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program supported the documentation and preservation of the Strathern photographic collection. [JD 6/11/2017]