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Object Number 2006.14.1.23.24
Display Title Uwar playing his picon
Descriptions
Object Description Peter Matthiessen still photographs, New Guinea; general; 24 black-and-white 35mm Plus X negatives; 80 ASA
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 7/26/1961
Artist Peter Matthiessen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
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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Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Uwar playing the picon; taken down from his mouth at the moment; Yege Abu looks at him
2006.18.1.23.23 Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Uwar playing the picon; taken down from his mouth at the moment; Yege Abu looks at him
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar fixing his picon in a honai
2006.18.1.9.4 Uwar fixing his picon in a honai
Documentary
New Guinea
Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Uwar playing a picon inside a honai
2006.18.1.23.20 Samuel Putnam negatives, New Guinea; Uwar playing a picon inside a honai
Documentary
New Guinea
Lokopma guarding his pigs
2006.14.1.23.3 Lokopma guarding his pigs
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar spearing the hoop
2006.14.1.22.19 Uwar spearing the hoop
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar throwing the hoop
2006.14.1.22.18 Uwar throwing the hoop
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar sikoko wasin
2006.14.1.22.12 Uwar sikoko wasin
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar
2006.14.1.22.15 Uwar
Documentary
New Guinea
Uwar speared a hoop
2006.14.1.22.14 Uwar speared a hoop
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk working on his spear
2006.14.1.26.23 Yegé Asuk working on his spear
Documentary
New Guinea
Tukom and his pigs
2006.14.1.22.34 Tukom and his pigs
Documentary
New Guinea
Walimo and Wolukok
2006.14.1.26.26 Walimo and Wolukok
Documentary
New Guinea