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Object Number 2006.17.1.157.1
Display Title Medek and Halu (alugu's sons) eat sweet potato.
Descriptions
Object Description Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 17 negatives; Plus X
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 6/4/1963
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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Same. Alugu eating sweet potato. Scrapes off ash.
2006.17.1.154.9 Same. Alugu eating sweet potato. Scrapes off ash.
Documentary
New Guinea
Wumlake eats sweet potato
2006.17.1.172.15 Wumlake eats sweet potato
Documentary
New Guinea
Wumlake eats sweet potato
2006.17.1.172.14 Wumlake eats sweet potato
Documentary
New Guinea
Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Lokopma taking his pigs up past Alugu's garden into the wam yabu above Homaklep
2006.18.1.27.6 Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Lokopma taking his pigs up past Alugu's garden into the wam yabu above Homaklep
Documentary
New Guinea
Alugu's garden
2006.37.1.29.15 Alugu's garden
Documentary
New Guinea
Same. Alugu breaks potato; Oak scrapes his potato.
2006.17.1.154.13 Same. Alugu breaks potato; Oak scrapes his potato.
Documentary
New Guinea
Oak smokes; Alugu eats.
2006.17.1.157.2 Oak smokes; Alugu eats.
Documentary
New Guinea
Same. Alugu alone. Lays potato skin on pile.
2006.17.1.154.21 Same. Alugu alone. Lays potato skin on pile.
Documentary
New Guinea
Same. Alugu eats, Oak scrapes.
2006.17.1.154.15 Same. Alugu eats, Oak scrapes.
Documentary
New Guinea
Same. Alugu eats.
2006.17.1.154.22 Same. Alugu eats.
Documentary
New Guinea
Woman with sweet potato in a hunu
2006.15.1.31.14 Woman with sweet potato in a hunu
Documentary
New Guinea
Egabue hands sweet potato in door of men's house
2006.17.1.174.4 Egabue hands sweet potato in door of men's house
Documentary
New Guinea