IDNO

T.151750.RPT

Description

On Catalogue Card: "241.a. S.P. New Guinea. Gumine. 35mm. Koda." [Poignant's manuscript]
"30. Man fixing pig fence. 31 ditto." [Poignant's typed text]

Place

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

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.151747.RPT - T.151770.RPT were located in a transparency sheet, numbered C1021/129.

Facebook: Image published twice on PNG, Photo History, Taim Bipo group on 26/2/2023 with the caption: "Building a garden fence the traditional PNG Highlands way. 1969 photo by Axel Poignant."
710, 386 Likes, 29, 23 comments including:
"According to my Dad's (Ben Davis) notes, there were two purposes for sharpening both ends: The slabs were an inch or more thick and about 5 or 6 inches wide and perhaps 5 or 6 feet long. They sharpened both ends of each slab so that one end was driven into the grown while the top end made a very unfriendly obstruction for thieves who might try to enter their garden. Also when the bottom end rotted then they could also turn it end for end and reuse it as a fence slab." (Jon Davis)
"you are partly correct both end of the slabs are sharpened, the other end is normally driven into the ground & the top end remained as obstruction for thieves & also to prevent from collecting rain during rainy season nor would fathom to corroding. When it rains it slides down the sharp edge." (Johane Vira)
Other commenters identified the location as Kulex point near Gumine Station, looking towards Dulma Ban and Dirima. [KK 28/02/2023]