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The little girl who had her finger chopped off; helping delouse some women who are sitting in the sili early in the morning
The little girl who had her finger chopped off; helping delouse some women who are sitting in the sili early in the morning
Object Number 2006.12.1.66.16
Display Title The little girl who had her finger chopped off; helping delouse some women who are sitting in the sili early in the morning
Descriptions
Object Description Michael Rockefeller negatives; 13-VI-61 #2; Wakun feast; war conference; Tri X; 35 negatives, -1-34, 1 blank
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Photographic
Date 6/13/1961
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
Children delousing one of the children and the child who had her finger chopped off this morning
2006.12.1.66.17 Children delousing one of the children and the child who had her finger chopped off this morning
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
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
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
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
Women and children delouse each other
2006.12.1.66.18 Women and children delouse each other
Documentary
New Guinea
Okal in back of the sili in the banana trees near the waroleget; one of the boys who was with Weake
2006.12.1.66.8 Okal in back of the sili in the banana trees near the waroleget; one of the boys who was with Weake
Documentary
New Guinea
Little girl with bandaged hand from having had her fingers chopped off and women stand in front of hunu at Abulupak
2006.15.1.36.7 Little girl with bandaged hand from having had her fingers chopped off and women stand in front of hunu at Abulupak
Documentary
New Guinea
Boys run out of sili to chase mokat
2006.12.1.66.28 Boys run out of sili to chase mokat
Documentary
New Guinea
A group of people at the end of the sili; one child comes thru the entryway
2006.12.1.66.20 A group of people at the end of the sili; one child comes thru the entryway
Documentary
New Guinea
The Welleleget (waroleget) behind Haliole's sili in Abulupak
2006.12.1.66.2 The Welleleget (waroleget) behind Haliole's sili in Abulupak
Documentary
New Guinea
Women's group seated in the sili
2006.12.1.66.9 Women's group seated in the sili
Documentary
New Guinea