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Object Number
2006.14.1.4.11
Display Title
Women around the funeral pyre
Descriptions
Object Description
Peter Matthiessen still photographs, New Guinea; funeral; 33 black-and-white 35mm Plus X negatives; 160 ASA
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
4/27/1961
Artist
Peter Matthiessen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Matthiessen
Provenance
Collector
Peter Matthiessen
(1961 - 5/10/06)
Donor
Peter Matthiessen
(1961 - 5/10/06)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.14.1.4.12 | The funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.17 | Funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.1 | Ekiarotmilek being put on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.5 | Ekiarotmilek on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.13 | The funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.2 | Ekiarotmilek being put on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.3 | Ekiarotmilek being put on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.4 | Ekiarotmilek on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.19.13 | Arranging Eak's funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.28 | Man at the funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.19.27 | Eak's funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.16.1.15.12 | Women mourning around the burning funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|