IDNO

T.133208.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: From the back: kapul fur, parrot feathers (also kina).

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Mt. Hagen; Kuli tribal area

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

16 September 1967

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.133191.MST - T.133227.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 58a.

Bibliographic Reference: Self-Decoration in Mount Hagen (1971: 75-82). [JD 4/6/2017]

Context: kapul = Pidgin term for a marsupial, in Melpa called kui. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

Context: kui = Melpa term for a marsupial, in Pidgin called kapul. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/27/2017]

Context: kina = Pidgin term for pearlshells. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists “The Kuli moka.” [Strathern's 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]