IDNO

T.132640.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Mope moka pena, with Kawelka Membo Kont’s house at end. Kawelka kibung (pidgin for a meeting, usually one that has been called by an official of some kind) over the car (men all round the car – a few women to one side). The car is a new purchase by the Kawelka Membo.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Kawelka Membo Oyambo

Named Person

Kawelka Membo Oyambo Kont

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 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.

Named Person: "Kont (Komiti), Kawelka Membo Oyambo M". [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', KH 24/01/2017]

Context: kibung = Pidgin term for a meeting, usually one that has been called by an official of some kind. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Context: moka pena = ceremonial ground. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists “Around Mbukl etc." [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]