Tewera Island

Date: 1928-1936

From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Papers

Reference: 80-323-475

Description: Material comprises research notes on Dobuan language, garden magic, diseases and social customs Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript & printed material

Date: 1959-1971

From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Photographs relating to Reo and Eileen Fortune

Reference: PAColl-8563-02

Description: Photographs taken during Reo Fortune's return to Dobu and Tewera in 1959 include islands seen from the deck of an approaching ship, men in boats and canoes, men working on some sort of fabric which may be a fishing net, men gathered in a building, women in traditional and modern dress, and children in traditional dress on a beach. Photographs taken during Fortune's return to Dobu in 1970/71 include gatherings of people in a village, adults and children going about their daily lives, couples dressed for western style weddings, and the launch of 2 new canoes. Arrangement: Original negatives from 1959 at 35mm, 80198 to 35mm, 81110, and 35mm, 81144 to 35mm, 81147. Original negatives from 1970-71 at 35mm, 81111 to 35mm, 81143, and 35mm, 81149 to 35mm, 81161. Quantity: 101 colour original photographic print(s). 38 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1928-9, 193-?, 1959

From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Photographs relating to Reo and Eileen Fortune

Reference: PA11-210

Description: Scenes and portraits taken by Reo Fortune in Papua New Guinea. Comprises images on Dobu Island and Tewara Island in 1959; on Manus Island 1928-29; and of the Arapesh people (of northern central Papua New Guinea) 1931-32 or 1935-36. Other - Slides are labelled Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology because Fortune was based there at the time these slides were made. Source of descriptive information - Library client Relationship complexity - 1/2-0230357-F has been used to produce PA11-210-67, and consequently has been able to be identified. There may be further similar examples. Arrangement: PA11-210-01 to PA11-210-21 were taken at Manus Island in 1928 or 1929. PA11-210-22 to PA11-210-40 were taken of the Arapesh people in 1931-1932, or 1935-1936. PA11-210-41 to PA11-210-50 are probably images of the Arapesh people taken in 1931-1932, or 1935-1936. PA11-210-51 to PA11-210-65 were taken during Fortune's return to Dobu and Tewera Islands in 1959. PA11-210-66 is possibly of Lake Chambri, photographed between 1928 and 1959. PA11-210-67 is a Mundugumor ceremonial mask, photographed betweeen 1928-1959. PA11-210-68 to PA11-210-92 are unidentified, photographed between 1928 and 1959. Quantity: 92 b&w original transparency/ies (lantern slides). Physical Description: Lantern slides Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally described 1997. Substantial additional descriptive data supplied by Library client in 2006, and further arrangement was undertaken.

Date: [19--]

From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Papers

Reference: 80-323-311

Description: Material comprises unsorted and undated field notes (appear to be from the 1930s and revisions from the 1970s) relating to the Arapesh, Mundugumor and Douban Islanders; topics include kinship relationships and terminology, social customs, menstruation ceremonies, Arapesh religion, Douban magic and legends etc; notebook from Tewara Island; contents page for the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland, 1956; fragments of correspondence to Paul Chao Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript & printed material

Date: [19--]

From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Papers

Reference: 80-323-176

Description: Notes for a paper entitled `A representative system of the garden magic of the Douban culture;' notes on "Saluwana" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss