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Object Number
2006.17.1.20.12
Display Title
People carrying grass
Descriptions
Object Description
Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Eak Wakun - 2nd day; 12 negatives; Plus X
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
7/2/1961
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.17.1.20.8 | Woman carrying grass |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.2 | View outside the sili of Abukulmo |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.11 | Men and women going to feast |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.9 | Stones heating |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.5 | Eak's funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.16.9 | Tongs carrying hot stones - putting them into haksé pit; in Abukulmo during Eak's funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.10 | Cleaning out the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.1 | Ritual cleansing |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.3 | Eak's funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.16.6 | Huonké lining the haksé pit with long grass |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.16.5 | Carrying stones to the haksé; little girl; with child on her shoulders walks past the fire |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.16.12 | Men carrying stones in their sticks; put them into the haksé pit |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|