IDNO

T.132626.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: A mi in Engambo country, situated above road down to Kraepna (looking down Məka valley, Minembi side, Mt. Hagen in distance. There is a pig jawbone on the mi sign, said to have been put up because the Minembi Engambo are waiting for a prestation of pigs from Minembi Mimke. (The jawbone from a pig given to settle a dispute over a pig theft may be put up in similar fashion.).

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; near Mbukl

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

18 September 1965

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.132612.MST - T.132648.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 35.

Context: mi = substance, usually a plant, with which each tribe is associated (p194); sometimes translated as ‘totem’, it is used in divination. Can also be a taboo sign. (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/25/2017]

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists “Minembi Rying’s Funeral continues. On way to funeral." [Strathern word document file]

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