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little girls with their fingers just chopped off
little girls with their fingers just chopped off
Object Number 2006.12.1.55.18
Display Title little girls with their fingers just chopped off
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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little girls with their fingers just chopped off
2006.12.1.55.17 little girls with their fingers just chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea
Girl with fingers missing
2006.12.1.55.22 Girl with fingers missing
Documentary
New Guinea
people just beneath the eve of the hunu; hand of one of the little girls who had her fingers chopped off;
2006.15.1.35.36 people just beneath the eve of the hunu; hand of one of the little girls who had her fingers chopped off;
Documentary
New Guinea
Girl with fingers missing
2006.12.1.55.23 Girl with fingers missing
Documentary
New Guinea
Children and women; against the hunu; one of the little girls who had her finger chopped off is there
2006.12.1.66.19 Children and women; against the hunu; one of the little girls who had her finger chopped off is there
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
2006.15.1.27.12 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea
The little girls who had their fingers chopped off sitting outside of the hunu in Haliolé's sili they talk to an old woman
2006.15.1.27.11 The little girls who had their fingers chopped off sitting outside of the hunu in Haliolé's sili they talk to an old woman
Documentary
New Guinea
Small child with finger chopped off lousing her mother who has no fingers
2006.12.1.66.22 Small child with finger chopped off lousing her mother who has no fingers
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
2006.15.1.27.16 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
2006.15.1.27.17 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
2006.15.1.27.13 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
2006.15.1.27.14 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off
Documentary
New Guinea