IDNO

T.151878.RPT

Description

On Catalogue Card: "S.P. 245. New Guinea / Madang. Potters of Bil Bil. / Aerial Sepik Maprik." [Poignant's manuscript]
"23, 24. House tamboran [sic 'haus tambaran'] at Yenigo, Maprik. Shows high pitch of roof in front, overhanging porch, tunnel entrance to house, carvings of birds and snakes and cane measures for yams. 24 and 25. Is house no. 2 at Yenigo. The name of this house was Korambu and the name of the spirit associated with it was Dugumbu. Took eight months to build and two months to decorate facade. The ceremonial square in front of house is called 'amei', the stone in centre is called 'matu'." [Poignant's typed text]

A group of people in front of a haus tambaran (ancestor house) in Yenigo. [KK 18/08/2022]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Momase Region; East Sepik Province; Maprik District; Maprik; Yenigo

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

pre October 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.151865.RPT - T.151888.RPT were located in a transparency sheet, numbered C1021/134.