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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
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
Constructing the funeral pyre
2006.17.1.19.5 Constructing the funeral pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
A solitary woman watches the funeral pyre at Kibit Silimo
2006.12.1.31.3 A solitary woman watches the funeral pyre at Kibit Silimo
Documentary
New Guinea
Eak burning on funeral pyre
2006.17.1.19.1 Eak burning on funeral pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
Weaké on the funeral pyre
2006.17.1.21.3 Weaké on the funeral pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
Wood being brought to the funeral pyre that will burn Eak
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
Women's group; beyond, a man carrying in wood for the funeral pyre
2006.15.1.7.24 Women's group; beyond, a man carrying in wood for the funeral pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
Yoroik watches as a pig is held and shot
2006.15.1.6.14 Yoroik watches as a pig is held and shot
Documentary
New Guinea
Siba watches construction of wamai
2006.17.1.73.6 Siba watches construction of wamai
Documentary
New Guinea
Weaklekek hands a woman a nyeraken aré; others are on the banana leaf in front of him; Asikanilep watches
2006.17.1.19.7 Weaklekek hands a woman a nyeraken aré; others are on the banana leaf in front of him; Asikanilep watches
Documentary
New Guinea
Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Watches his arrow
2006.17.1.82.21 Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Watches his arrow
Documentary
New Guinea
Boy watches a dance from under the olea
2006.17.1.88.26 Boy watches a dance from under the olea
Documentary
New Guinea