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Object Number 2006.17.1.39.3
Display Title Man with an axe -- slightly damaged negative
Descriptions
Object Description Karl Heider negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; see notes; 12 negatives; Plus X
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 7/30/1961
Artist Karl G. Heider
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
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
Dani working on road
2006.17.1.101.28 Dani working on road
Documentary
New Guinea
Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea;  Lokoparek; woman walks in a field
2006.17.1.78.35 Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Lokoparek; woman walks in a field
Documentary
New Guinea
Carrying stones to the haksé; little girl; with child on her shoulders walks past the fire
2006.17.1.16.5 Carrying stones to the haksé; little girl; with child on her shoulders walks past the fire
Documentary
New Guinea
Man carrying wood
2006.17.1.40.11 Man carrying wood
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk covering himself with clay
2006.17.1.39.1 Yegé Asuk covering himself with clay
Documentary
New Guinea
Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; MR on his way to Lokoparek
2006.18.1.36.6 Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; MR on his way to Lokoparek
Documentary
New Guinea
Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Wali in his honai in Lokoparek; putting feathers into his hair net
2006.18.1.51.1 Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Wali in his honai in Lokoparek; putting feathers into his hair net
Documentary
New Guinea
Rock drawings - damaged negative
2006.17.1.2.8 Rock drawings - damaged negative
Documentary
New Guinea
Man watching the battle from the end of the Waraara; his bundle of arrows and bow held in his right hand against his head
2006.17.1.92.2 Man watching the battle from the end of the Waraara; his bundle of arrows and bow held in his right hand against his head
Documentary
New Guinea
Child walking
2006.17.1.42.8 Child walking
Documentary
New Guinea
Werené's garden
2006.17.1.34.6 Werené's garden
Documentary
New Guinea
Man walking toward gardens
2006.17.1.50.8 Man walking toward gardens
Documentary
New Guinea