IDNO

T.132404.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Tall oka møi said to be 3 months old in Elti Andakomine Pera’s new pana (mixed garden).

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Elti Andakomine

Named Person

Elti Andakomine Pera

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

9 July 1965

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.132403.MST - T.132439.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 28.

Named Person: "Pera, Elti Andakomine ?M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 12/5/2016]

Context: Andakomine = clan name, means ‘elder grandfather’. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/18/2017]

Context: oka moi = Central Melpa (e.g. Elti) term for Pueraria montana var. lobate or Foot-a-night vine, a plant. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Context: pana = mixed fruit and vegetable garden. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/27/2017]

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