IDNO

T.151316.RPT

Description

On Catalogue Card: "229. S.P. New Guinea. Hagen. 1969. Ekta. 35mm." [Poignant's manuscript]
"15 and 16. ditto [line of men with Napoleon hats] dancing out in front with masses of others behind." [Poignant's typed text]

A large group of men standing in a line at the Mount Hagen show. They are wearing black bicorn hats with tall plumes of feathers attached to them, neck ornaments, long skirts, and body paint. Some of the men are holding spears and others are playing hand drums. There is a very large crowd behind them. [KK 12/08/2022]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Highlands Region; Western Highlands Province; Mount Hagen

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

1969

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.148696.RPT - T.152693.RPT were located in the drawer file of transparency sheets, numbered C1021/.

T.151310.RPT - T.151333.RPT were located in a transparency sheet, numbered C1021/111.

T.151266.RPT - T.151380.RPT and T.151398.RPT - T.151412.RPT were made at the 1969 Mount Hagen show.

Context: The Mount Hagen Show is a large annual gathering in Mount Hagen, dating from circa 1961, with a large number of singsing groups attending to perform music and dance. Niles, D. 2013. "More Than a Half Century of the Goroka and Hagen Shows: The Evolution of a New Cultural Tradition" in IBS Journal of Business and Research. Vol 6. Papua New Guinea Institute of Business Studies. [KK 25/08/2022]