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Two men making small "ghost house"
Object Number 2006.15.1.24.34
Display Title Two men making small "ghost house"
Descriptions
Object Description Jan Broekhuijse negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Wamkaneke; 36 negatives; Plus X
Subject
  • Construction
  • House
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 6/10/1961
Artist Jan Broekhuyse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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