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Yegé Asuk laying down wounded
Yegé Asuk laying down wounded
Object Number 2006.12.1.49.29
Display Title Yegé Asuk laying down wounded
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; almost Weem; Tri X; 35 negatives
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 6/5/1961
Artist Michael Clark Rockefeller
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Negative, 35mm
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
Yegé Asuk wounded is walking
2006.12.1.51.15 Yegé Asuk wounded is walking
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk sits
2006.12.1.51.19 Yegé Asuk sits
Documentary
New Guinea
portrait of Yegé Asuk
2006.12.1.51.20 portrait of Yegé Asuk
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk standing in the doorway of Homaklep; he's been wounded
2006.15.1.23.23 Yegé Asuk standing in the doorway of Homaklep; he's been wounded
Documentary
New Guinea
Wali prepares the hola ceremony - to help cure Yegé Asuk
2006.12.1.49.3 Wali prepares the hola ceremony - to help cure Yegé Asuk
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk's wounds being dressed
2006.12.1.49.1 Yegé Asuk's wounds being dressed
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk with a bone ornament in his nose and a feather in his hair
2006.12.1.19.21 Yegé Asuk with a bone ornament in his nose and a feather in his hair
Documentary
New Guinea
From behind Yege Asuk who sits thinking he's wounded
2006.15.1.26.17 From behind Yege Asuk who sits thinking he's wounded
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk smoking a cigarette -- large feather in his hair
2006.12.1.15.3 Yegé Asuk smoking a cigarette -- large feather in his hair
Documentary
New Guinea
Yegé Asuk using a loom by the fire outside Robert Gardner's tent; others around
2006.12.1.23.30 Yegé Asuk using a loom by the fire outside Robert Gardner's tent; others around
Documentary
New Guinea
Yege Asuk looks at somebody's light meter
2006.12.1.51.22 Yege Asuk looks at somebody's light meter
Documentary
New Guinea
2 little boys wrestle with Yegé Asuk
2006.12.1.66.15 2 little boys wrestle with Yegé Asuk
Documentary
New Guinea