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Women's heads bowed in mourning; their nets making nice patterns
Women's heads bowed in mourning; their nets making nice patterns
Object Number 2006.12.1.63.9
Display Title Women's heads bowed in mourning; their nets making nice patterns
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; Weake funeral #6; Tri X; 36 negatives
Classification
  • Documentary
Subject
  • People
Department Photographic
Date 6/11/1961
Artist Michael Clark Rockefeller
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of the Family of Michael R. Rockefeller

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Women's heads bowed in mourning; their nets making nice patterns
2006.12.1.63.10 Women's heads bowed in mourning; their nets making nice patterns
Documentary
New Guinea
Men have arrived and are mourning; women's group in left middle ground
2006.12.1.63.26 Men have arrived and are mourning; women's group in left middle ground
Documentary
New Guinea
The pia, men and women's heads, Wereklowé standing and mourning
2006.15.1.29.30 The pia, men and women's heads, Wereklowé standing and mourning
Documentary
New Guinea
People mourning
2006.12.1.58.17 People mourning
Documentary
Papua New Guinea
Media Restricted
 		2006.12.1.63.1 Women's group
Documentary
New Guinea
Over the heads of women towards men who are mourning
2006.12.1.63.11 Over the heads of women towards men who are mourning
Documentary
New Guinea
Women's group; pia, Wereklowé behind mourning
2006.15.1.29.32 Women's group; pia, Wereklowé behind mourning
Documentary
New Guinea
Men have arrived and are mourning; women's group in left middle ground
2006.12.1.63.27 Men have arrived and are mourning; women's group in left middle ground
Documentary
New Guinea
Woman walking home towards the south; child and nets full of hiperi on her back
2006.12.1.69.33 Woman walking home towards the south; child and nets full of hiperi on her back
Documentary
New Guinea
man mourning
2006.12.1.60.21 man mourning
Documentary
New Guinea
The women's group mourning
2006.15.1.6.3 The women's group mourning
Documentary
New Guinea
women mourning
2006.12.1.58.4 women mourning
Documentary
New Guinea