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Object Number 2006.17.1.94.15
Display Title Man coming through hole in henapu floor
Descriptions
Object Description Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 31 negatives; Plus X
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 20th century
Artist Karl G. Heider
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Credit Line Gift of Karl G. Heider
Provenance
Donor Karl G. Heider

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Uprights of fireplace and henapu flooring
2006.17.1.94.16 Uprights of fireplace and henapu flooring
Documentary
New Guinea
Door to the henapu
2006.17.1.94.14 Door to the henapu
Documentary
New Guinea
Men building the henapu
2006.17.1.94.17 Men building the henapu
Documentary
New Guinea
Dumakonem. Dumakonem and Gusa play inside dome on sleeping floor; Dumakonem disappears through left entrance hole.
2006.17.1.156.33 Dumakonem. Dumakonem and Gusa play inside dome on sleeping floor; Dumakonem disappears through left entrance hole.
Documentary
New Guinea
Man working on henapu of new ebeai
2006.14.1.39.12 Man working on henapu of new ebeai
Documentary
New Guinea
Wide angle of the WW coming back from battle
2006.17.1.92.9 Wide angle of the WW coming back from battle
Documentary
New Guinea
Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Robert Gardner and Peter Matthiessen coming back from the front
2006.17.1.82.35 Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Robert Gardner and Peter Matthiessen coming back from the front
Documentary
New Guinea
Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea;  Lokoparek; men coming up trail
2006.17.1.78.12 Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Lokoparek; men coming up trail
Documentary
New Guinea
Man using an axe
2006.17.1.94.12 Man using an axe
Documentary
New Guinea
A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
2006.12.1.14.2 A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
Documentary
New Guinea
Ceremoniously passing food through an archway
2006.17.1.98.31 Ceremoniously passing food through an archway
Documentary
New Guinea
Men working
2006.17.1.100.1 Men working
Documentary
New Guinea