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Object Number
2006.17.1.100.34
Display Title
Men construct funeral pyre
Descriptions
Object Description
Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 34 negatives; Plus X
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
12/7/1961
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.17.1.19.5 | Constructing the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.31.3 | A solitary woman watches the funeral pyre at Kibit Silimo |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.19.1 | Eak burning on funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.21.3 | Weaké on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.18.8 | Wood being brought to the funeral pyre that will burn Eak |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2006.17.1.19.3 | Eak is put on the funeral pyre by Tuessiké and others |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.7.24 | Women's group; beyond, a man carrying in wood for the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.6.14 | Yoroik watches as a pig is held and shot |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.12.16 | Funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.12.3 | Funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.82.29 | Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Man watches |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.11 | Corpse placed on the fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|