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Men bringing the cowrie strings to place around the corpse
Men bringing the cowrie strings to place around the corpse
Object Number 2006.15.1.10.26
Display Title Men bringing the cowrie strings to place around the corpse
Descriptions
Object Description Jan Broekhuijse negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; funeral; 34 negatives; Plus X; 80 ASA
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 4/27/1961
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 SHARE
Men bringing the cowrie strings to place around the corpse
2006.15.1.10.27 Men bringing the cowrie strings to place around the corpse
Documentary
New Guinea
Men bearing cowrie stings to place around the corpse
2006.15.1.10.31 Men bearing cowrie stings to place around the corpse
Documentary
New Guinea
a woman has recieved one of the cowrie strings
2006.15.1.9.7 a woman has recieved one of the cowrie strings
Documentary
New Guinea
Men bringing the cowrie shells to put on the corpse
2006.15.1.30.5 Men bringing the cowrie shells to put on the corpse
Documentary
New Guinea
Men bringing the cowrie shells to put on the corpse
2006.15.1.30.6 Men bringing the cowrie shells to put on the corpse
Documentary
New Guinea
Ekiarotmilek's corpse has been put on the flames
2006.15.1.9.32 Ekiarotmilek's corpse has been put on the flames
Documentary
New Guinea
Ekiarotmilek's corpse has been put on the flames
2006.15.1.9.33 Ekiarotmilek's corpse has been put on the flames
Documentary
New Guinea
Putting things on the corpse and chair
2006.15.1.10.32 Putting things on the corpse and chair
Documentary
New Guinea
In Halole's sili beginning of Weake's funeral; men have come to place the nyeraken aré on the little boy and stand ready to drape the child with cowrie strings
2006.12.1.53.1 In Halole's sili beginning of Weake's funeral; men have come to place the nyeraken aré on the little boy and stand ready to drape the child with cowrie strings
Documentary
New Guinea
argument over who owned one of the cowrie shells
2006.15.1.9.5 argument over who owned one of the cowrie shells
Documentary
New Guinea
Distant shot of the women's group around the pia
2006.15.1.6.16 Distant shot of the women's group around the pia
Documentary
New Guinea
women come in with hiperi nets
2006.15.1.10.20 women come in with hiperi nets
Documentary
New Guinea