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Object Number 2006.17.1.172.29
Display Title closed pig entrance in outer entrance of W2.
Descriptions
Object Description Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 36 negatives; Plus X
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 8/8/1963
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
step at outer entrance to W2
2006.17.1.172.28 step at outer entrance to W2
Documentary
New Guinea
outer entrance to W2 compound
2006.17.1.172.31 outer entrance to W2 compound
Documentary
New Guinea
W2 outer entrance
2006.17.1.190.10 W2 outer entrance
Documentary
New Guinea
inner entrance to W2 compound
2006.17.1.172.30 inner entrance to W2 compound
Documentary
New Guinea
Akote entering through W2 entrance
2006.17.1.190.9 Akote entering through W2 entrance
Documentary
New Guinea
Front fence of Wubakaima with entrances to W3, W2, W1
2006.17.1.190.5 Front fence of Wubakaima with entrances to W3, W2, W1
Documentary
New Guinea
W1 outer entrance
2006.17.1.190.12 W1 outer entrance
Documentary
New Guinea
Woman going through outer entrance
2006.17.1.197.3 Woman going through outer entrance
Documentary
New Guinea
Outer entrance of Wupakaima 1
2006.17.1.202.5 Outer entrance of Wupakaima 1
Documentary
New Guinea
Um'ue, Weteklue, Dekman biok, Halihule, et al. hold sacred stone at pig engrance to outer compound in pre-castration ceremony to remove danger from ghosts which might arise from pig blood.
2006.17.1.159.6 Um'ue, Weteklue, Dekman biok, Halihule, et al. hold sacred stone at pig engrance to outer compound in pre-castration ceremony to remove danger from ghosts which might arise from pig blood.
Documentary
New Guinea
new garden and ditch behind W2; grass cones shelter newly-planted trees
2006.17.1.192.4 new garden and ditch behind W2; grass cones shelter newly-planted trees
Documentary
New Guinea
Isibaka with adze over shoulder at entrance.
2006.17.1.172.24 Isibaka with adze over shoulder at entrance.
Documentary
New Guinea