IDNO

T.133399.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Kanan dancers.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

24 September 1967

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.133369.MST - T.133403.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 65.

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists “Kumndi moka. […] Many of the digitals are very dark – though originals are better – it was a tree-shaded place." [Strathern's word document file]

Bibliographic Reference: See Strathern, M., 'Self-Decoration in Mount Hagen' 1971: 94-96. [JD 4/6/2017]

Context: kanan / kanaan = the second ‘a’ is pronounced long; dance performed by men at moka, danced in ranks (pp. 49, 50). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

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