Government-sponsored festival in Tabibuga: teacher Peter Stubbs, Nancy Cook, and patrol officer John (Jack) Edwards (l to r) with luluais and other people

• February 4, 1962

• Cook, Edwin A.

This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Edwin Cook Papers (Archive negative 2, Roll 14, Envelope 13-18, Frame 14)

"This picture was taken at the 'Christmas' 'singsing' held at the station in Feburary, just before the eclipse. The chap on the right is the Officer-in-Charge, he weighs a little better than 15 stone and is 6'5". The one on the left is the Education Officer (i.e. teacher), the first European teacher posted to the Jimi, he arrived in January. They are sitting on bags of rice which were issued for the festivities." MSS187, Box 44, Folder 9.

• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Papua New Guinea
• Western Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)

• Ceremonial exchange
• Festivals
• Government officials
• Narak (Papua New Guinean people)

• image

Online finding aid

• Edwin Cook Papers

• UC Regents

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