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A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
Object Number 2006.12.1.14.3
Display Title A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; Weem; Plus X; 160 ASA; 34 negatives
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 4/15/1961
Artist Michael Clark Rockefeller
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Family of Michael C. Rockefeller
Provenance
Donor Mary R. Morgan

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A man seated on the henapu (sleeping platform) of a honai under construction in the new village of Kumina
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2006.12.1.14.7 Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina; hills beyond
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2006.12.1.14.6 Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina; hills beyond
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New Guinea
Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina
2006.12.1.14.9 Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina
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New Guinea
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2006.12.1.14.8 Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina; hills beyond
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Man working on the sleeping platform of a honai under construction
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Men thatching the roof of a building under construction in the new village of Kumina; hills beyond
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Looking down the aisle of a wamai (pig stye) under construction in the new village of Kumina
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Documentary
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