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old woman holds a su high calling a name
old woman holds a su high calling a name
Object Number 2006.12.1.55.2
Display Title old woman holds a su high calling a name
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; Weake Wakum feast #2; Plus X; 80 ASA; 31 negatives, 1-36, 5 blank
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 6/12/1961
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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A man holds up one of the nyeraken aré in the men's group
2006.12.1.53.35 A man holds up one of the nyeraken aré in the men's group
Documentary
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Wereklowe holds up a cowrie shell
2006.12.1.58.28 Wereklowe holds up a cowrie shell
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New Guinea
A man holds up a nyeraken aré to hand out at the funeral for the old woman
2006.12.1.78.26 A man holds up a nyeraken aré to hand out at the funeral for the old woman
Documentary
New Guinea
Family scene
2006.12.1.55.21 Family scene
Documentary
New Guinea
Itlai sharpens his digging stick; little girl holds a stone axe
2006.12.1.76.7 Itlai sharpens his digging stick; little girl holds a stone axe
Documentary
New Guinea
Child holds stone axe; Itlai smooths the paddle
2006.12.1.76.11 Child holds stone axe; Itlai smooths the paddle
Documentary
New Guinea
Wereklowe holds up a cowrie shell
2006.12.1.58.31 Wereklowe holds up a cowrie shell
Documentary
New Guinea
getting ready to close the haksé
2006.12.1.54.11 getting ready to close the haksé
Documentary
New Guinea
Molaré picking Weaké's bones out of the ashes of his fire
2006.12.1.55.14 Molaré picking Weaké's bones out of the ashes of his fire
Documentary
New Guinea
The ashes from Weaké's funeral pyre are in the center
2006.12.1.55.4 The ashes from Weaké's funeral pyre are in the center
Documentary
New Guinea
women distributing the sus to a group of women
2006.12.1.55.1 women distributing the sus to a group of women
Documentary
New Guinea
Girl with fingers missing
2006.12.1.55.23 Girl with fingers missing
Documentary
New Guinea