IDNO

T.132419.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Komiti Køya’s haus man.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Elti Weimb

Named Person

Elti Weimb Køya

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.

Bibliographic Reference: See M. Strathern, ‘Why is the Pueraria a Sweet Potato?’ Ethnology 8 (2): 189-198, 1969.

Context: haus man = Pidgin term for men’s house. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

Context: Komiti = Pidgin title of an official in the new Local Government Council regime, he is the deputy and assistant to a Councillor or Kaunsel. [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]