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Man in cloth hat; spear in his right hand
Man in cloth hat; spear in his right hand
Object Number 2006.17.1.92.24
Display Title Man in cloth hat; spear in his right hand
Descriptions
Object Description Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; see Heider notes; 34 negatives; Plus X; 80 ASA
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 8/1961
Artist Karl G. Heider
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Karl G. Heider
Provenance
Donor Karl G. Heider

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