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Object Number 2006.12.1.26.26
Display Title A man presses the dead pig with his foot to make sure all the blood is pumped out
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; funeral; Tri X; 35 negatives
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 4/27/1961
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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men handing out pig meat
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