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Object Number
2006.17.1.19.5
Display Title
Constructing the funeral pyre
Descriptions
Object Description
Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Eak Wakun #5; 12 negatives; Plus X
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
7/1/1961
Artist
Karl G. Heider
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 5.715 x 5.715 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.17.1.19.1 | Eak burning on funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 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
| |
| 2006.17.1.100.34 | Men construct funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.3 | Eak's funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.19.13 | Arranging Eak's funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.21.3 | Weaké on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.18.5 | Men chopping lumber |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2006.17.1.19.6 | Men carrying Eak |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2006.17.1.19.4 | Eak is put on the funeral pyre; in the frgd a man rushes past and hits the isowak with a stick |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.16.1.15.4 | Ikali takes fire to the funeral pyre to light it |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.19.2 | Eak burning on funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|