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Women and children walk into the sili
Women and children walk into the sili
Object Number 2006.37.1.37.6
Display Title Women and children walk into the sili
Descriptions
Object Description Eliot Elisofon negatives taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; 32 negatives (#1 blank); 35mm Kodak Plus X Pan Film/Kodak Safety Film
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 1961
Artist Mr. Eliot Elisofon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Negative
Credit Line Gift of Jill and Elin Elisofon
Provenance
Donor Elin Elisofon

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Women and children walk into the sili
2006.37.1.37.7 Women and children walk into the sili
Documentary
New Guinea
Apeori helps little girls take thatch through sili
2006.37.1.37.14 Apeori helps little girls take thatch through sili
Documentary
New Guinea
Nylare watches as women pass
2006.37.1.37.5 Nylare watches as women pass
Documentary
New Guinea
Women working in the sili
2006.37.1.33.32 Women working in the sili
Documentary
New Guinea
Abukulmo from outside the sili
2006.37.1.33.18 Abukulmo from outside the sili
Documentary
New Guinea
Person walking out of the sili of Abukulmo
2006.37.1.31.29 Person walking out of the sili of Abukulmo
Documentary
New Guinea
Man entering the sili of Abukulmo
2006.37.1.31.27 Man entering the sili of Abukulmo
Documentary
New Guinea
Small boy in the sili of Abukulmo
2006.37.1.31.25 Small boy in the sili of Abukulmo
Documentary
New Guinea
Namelike walking in the sili of Abukulmo
2006.37.1.31.26 Namelike walking in the sili of Abukulmo
Documentary
New Guinea
Eliot Elisofon showing his camera to some people in the sili; Abukulmo
2006.37.1.41.34 Eliot Elisofon showing his camera to some people in the sili; Abukulmo
Documentary
New Guinea
Little girls put thatch down in the sili
2006.37.1.37.13 Little girls put thatch down in the sili
Documentary
New Guinea
Women and children carrying bundles of thatch
2006.37.1.37.4 Women and children carrying bundles of thatch
Documentary
New Guinea