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Object Number
2006.12.1.36.14
Display Title
Wereklowé makes fire with friction sticks
Descriptions
Object Description
Michael Rockefeller negatives; mikak lise; Plus X; 80 ASA; 34 negatives
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
5/17/1961-5/18/1961
Artist
Michael Clark Rockefeller
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 Family of Michael C. Rockefeller
Provenance
Donor
Mary R. Morgan
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.12.1.36.16 | Wereklowé makes fire with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.17 | Wereklowé makes fire with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.15 | Wereklowé makes fire with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.21 | Wereklowé blows on the spark he made with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.18 | Wereklowé blows on the spark he made with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.19 | Wereklowé blows on the spark he made with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.20 | Wereklowé blows on the spark he made with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.85.30 | Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Friction fire sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.28 | Wereklowé and other men work on mikak |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.33 | Close-up of one of Wereklowé's friends |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.36.23 | Portrait of Wereklowé |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.12.1.4.2 | Jan Broekhuijse watches Ekapuwé as she makes yokal |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
|