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Object Number
2006.15.1.6.20
Display Title
Men cleaning out the haksé (fire pit)
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, black and white
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.15.1.24.2 | Wereklowé's sili in Abulupak; cleaning haksé pit |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.55.28 | cleaning out the haksé pit |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.20.10 | Cleaning out the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.8.20 | Preparing the haksé for the hot stones |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.8.22 | Carrying hot stones to the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.8.24 | Detail of hot stones being put into the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.8.26 | Putting hot stones into the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.8.27 | Detail of hot stones lining the pit of the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.9.18 | Men trying to get the arrow out of the dead man |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.37.16 | hands in the haksé digging out the hot potatoes |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.15.1.34.5 | the haksé is being opened in the back sili; the sweet potatoes being brought out |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.16.11 | Men with prongs; picking stones out of the fire to put into the haksé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|