Gombal "Dimb"

Ryan, D'Arcy James (1923-2014)

Gombal "Dimb"

dc.contributor.author	Ryan, D'Arcy James (1923-2014)	en_AU
dc.coverage.spatial	Mendi Valley, Papua New Guinea	en_AU
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-31T03:14:01Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-31T03:14:01Z
dc.date.created	1954-1956
dc.date.updated	2018-01-31T03:14:01Z
dc.description	Mendi photographs : Contact prints affixed to Index cards, arranged by subject and title	en_AU
dc.format.extent	17 Cards	en_AU
dc.format.mimetype	image/tiff	en_AU
dc.identifier	ANUA 590-136	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	15/27,28,31	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	15/30-32	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	15/36	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/2,	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	15/34,35	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	15/33	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/1,3	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/4,	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/5,	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/7,	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/16,17	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/10,12	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/13,14	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/8,9	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/21,22,23	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/18,19,20	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/25,27	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/28,29	en_AU
dc.identifier.other	14/15,	en_AU
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/140016
dc.language.iso	en_AU	en_AU
dc.language.iso	en_AU
dc.provenance	Digitised by The Australian National University in 2018.	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartof	Mendi photographs	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartof	Item 136	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D'Arcy Ryan papers on the Mendi in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
dc.rights.license	This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subject.lcsh	People -- Mendi Valley
dc.subject.lcsh	Ceremonial -- Mendi Valley
dc.title	Gombal "Dimb"
dc.type	Image
dspace.entity.type	ANUArchivesItem
local.description.notes	35 contact photos on 17 cards
local.description.notes	A. Preliminary pig display. -- B. Counting the pigs and leading them into the house enclosure. -- C. Pig killing -- D. i. Killing the pig, ii. Bleeding it onto the spirit-stones. -- E. i.-ii. The 'Dimb-blood' catchers, iii. Catching the 'Dimb-blood". -- F. Heap of pig carcases. -- G. Reading the omens. -- H. Preparing to pour the 'libation'. -- I. Line-up of initiands ("so-den") -- J. Initiands (with sponsors) filing into house. -- K. i. Initiands entering house, ii. Spitting on the dimb-symbol. -- L. Initiands marching with leaves, returning to house. -- M. Pig distribution. -- N. The feast. -- O. Dressing-up of 'Dimb-men'. -- P. Entry of 'Dimb-men'. The "baptismal" water-pipe. -- Q. Dimb-house from rear, showing the bleeding holed (bottom left).