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Object Number
2006.17.1.101.7
Display Title
Corpse readied for funeral
Descriptions
Object Description
Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 31 negatives; Plus X
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
12/9/1961
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.17.1.101.6 | Corpse readied for funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.8 | Corpse readied for funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.4 | Men greasing corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.3 | Corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.11 | Corpse placed on the fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.12 | Corpse covered in logs on the fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.5 | Corpse is greased |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.2 | Corpse being carried |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.9 | Corpse carried to fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.10 | Corpse held above the fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.19.8 | Asikanilep heats pig fat in the fire which will be used to rub on the corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.103.24 | Woman adjusting corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|