IDNO

T.132701.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Tipuka Oklembo Mbakmbo amb wentep Mui.

Physical Condition: Object in front of lens on lower half of image. [JD 4/24/2017]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Tipuka Oklembo Mbakmbo

Named Person

Tipuka Oklembo Mbakmbo Mui

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

October 1965

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.1326701.MST - N.132722.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 38.

Named Person: "Mui, Tipuka Oklembo Mbakmbo W." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 04/12/2016]

Context: Amb wentep = female counterpart of a (wua) kumndip, i.e. a young girl of courting age, marriageable girl. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/18/2017]

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