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Object Number
2006.17.1.103.24
Display Title
Woman adjusting corpse
Descriptions
Object Description
Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 35 negatives; Plus X
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
12/18/1961
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.17.1.103.22 | Women carrying a corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.103.26 | Boy watches women tend to a corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.103.21 | Women lifting a corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.5 | Corpse is greased |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.9 | Corpse carried to fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.101.6 | Corpse readied for funeral |
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
| |
| 2006.17.1.103.17 | Woman in Wuperainma I |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.174.5 | Egabue walks away, adjusting her skirt |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.174.6 | Egabue walks away, adjusting her skirt |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.103.28 | Boy watches women tend to a corpse |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|