Putting cowrie shells on the boy

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Object Number 2006.15.1.30.14

Display Title Putting cowrie shells on the boy

Descriptions

Object Description Jan Broekhuijse negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Wakun Weake #2; 36 negatives; Tri X

Classification

Documentary

Department Photographic

Date 6/10/1961

Artist Jan Broekhuyse

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / New Guinea

Materials Negative, 35mm

Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Jan Broekhuijse

Provenance

Donor Jan Broekhuyse

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.15	Putting cowrie shells on the boy	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.17	Putting cowrie shells on the boy	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.16	Putting cowrie shells on the boy	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.18	Putting cowrie shells on the boy	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.12	Cowrie shells	Documentary	New Guinea
	2006.15.1.29.11	Huonke drapes a string of cowrie shells on Weaké	Documentary	New Guinea
	2006.15.1.30.6	Men bringing the cowrie shells to put on the corpse	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.9	Asikanilep, Haliole and Polik ready to put on cowrie shells	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.8	Asikanilep, Haliole and Polik ready to put on cowrie shells	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.11	Asikanilep, Haliole and Polik ready to put on cowrie shells	Documentary	New Guinea
Media Restricted	2006.15.1.30.10	Asikanilep, Haliole and Polik ready to put on cowrie shells	Documentary	New Guinea
	2006.15.1.29.9	Men take cowrie shells; going to bring them to hang on Weake	Documentary	New Guinea

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