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Object Number
2006.14.1.4.20
Display Title
Banana trees
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.14.1.4.29 | Husuk, honeai and banana leaves and a large head |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.1 | Ekiarotmilek being put on the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.21.11 | Polik against banana trees |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.17.36 | Lokopma sits on a banana trunk |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.12 | The funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.17 | Funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.11 | Women around the funeral pyre |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.4.28 | Man at the funeral |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.35.4 | men go out to etai |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.35.5 | Men with spears -- blurry |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.35.6 | Dancing at etai |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.14.1.35.7 | Men seated -- blurry |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|