Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; portrait of Nilik dancing

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Object Number 2006.18.1.39.24

Display Title Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; portrait of Nilik dancing

Descriptions

Object Description Samuel Putnam negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Etai #1; 35 black-and-white negatives; Plus X; 80 ASA

Classification

Documentary

Department Photographic

Date 8/27/1961

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
2006.18.1.39.22	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Nilik; late evening; dancing alone on Liberek	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.39.26	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Nilik points	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.39.25	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; portrait of Nilik dancing	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.22.7	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; portrait of Nilik as he watches the battle	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.22.12	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Nilik and Polik and other men walking back towards the Warabara	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.22.21	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Nilik and another man watching the battle which has been engaged again	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.22.3	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Nilik standing on the end of the Warabara watching the battle	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.22.20	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; men running; Nilik is one and Yoli	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
2006.18.1.39.23	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; portrait of Wali; mikak and mud on beard; white kara kara	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.16.25	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; an old woman runs; dancing Etai	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.18.1.40.10	Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; warriors dancing on their way to the Liberek	Documentary	New Guinea

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