IDNO

T.151397.RPT

Description

On Catalogue Card: "231. S.P. New Guinea. 1st of Hagen (some Asaro), Gumine." [Poignant's manuscript]
"17. Erita and Kuman's children." [Poignant's typed text]

A group of Kuman's children in Gumine, including Erita (left), the daughter of Kuma-ire and sister of Kaleku. [KK 12/08/2022]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Highlands Region; Chimbu Province; Gumine District; Gumine [Simbu Province]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Erita; Kuman; Kuma-ire [also spelt Kumaire]

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

pre September 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.151389.RPT - T.151412.RPT were located in a transparency sheet, numbered C1021/114.

Bibliographical reference: Poignant, Axel and Roslyn. 1972. Kaleku. London: Angus and Robertson.

Facebook: A group of Kuman's children in Gumine, 1969, including Erita (left), the daughter of Kuma-ire and sister of Kaleku. Photo by Axel Poignant, Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Kaleku's story was published in the book KALEKU published by the Poignants in 1972."
60 Likes, 7 comments. [KK 03/03/2023]