Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; shot thru the hunu doorway; figures out of focus

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Object Number 2006.18.1.27.2

Display Title Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; shot thru the hunu doorway; figures out of focus

Descriptions

Object Description Samuel Putnam negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Lokopma #1; 23 black-and-white negatives; Plus X; 80 ASA

Classification

Documentary

Department Photographic

Date 8/19/1961

Artist Dr. Samuel Putnam

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / New Guinea

Materials Negative, 35mm

Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Samuel M. Putnam

Provenance

Donor Dr. Samuel Putnam

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
2006.18.1.27.3	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Aku sitting in the doorway just outside of the hunu at Wuperainma	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.46.4	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; a pig seen; profile insode hunu; bkgd a man out of focus	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.15.29	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; same woman dancing; out of focus figures are blurred running past her in the frgd	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.53.6	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; woman seated in a hunu; light coming thru the door in fron of her	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.37.10	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; seen thru an ebeai doorway; out into the sili; little boy standing	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.24.6	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; a small boy in Wuperainma; it is Yege Asuk's son; seen thru the door of the hunu	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.27.5	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; people walking outside hunu in Wuperainma	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.36.10	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Wali smiles at his baby; seen thru the hunu door	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.27.4	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Lokopma sitting inside the hunu eating	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.37.18	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; 2 little children in the frgd in focus; dancers completely out of focus in the bkgd	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.3.26	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea. woman stands in fields; another woman in the bkgd; out of focus	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.24.18	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; one woman out of focus walking in the fields with an enormous load	Documentary	New Guinea

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