A woman mourns Yonokma mightily, snot dripping from her nose

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Object Number 2006.16.1.17.23

Display Title A woman mourns Yonokma mightily, snot dripping from her nose

Descriptions

Object Description Robert Gardner negative taken during Harvard Peabody New Guinea Expedition; Wakun #1; Plus X; women ms; wailing as Yonokma burns

Classification

Documentary

Department Photographic

Date 7/6/1961

Artist Robert G. Gardner

Culture

Dani

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 Robert Gardner

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
2006.16.1.17.26	A woman mourns Yonokma mightily, snot dripping from her nose	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.17.25	A woman mourns Yonokma mightily, snot dripping from her nose	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.17.24	A woman mourns Yonokma mightily, snot dripping from her nose	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.11	Wali and his kin display the sus that they have brought and Natuwaniké mourns	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.18.17	A woman picks Yonokma's bone out of the dead fire while men mourn	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.17.36	Women mourn around Yonokma's corpse at his funeral	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.13	Natuwaniké mourns and ye stones are put on the sus that Wali brought to the funeral	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.12	Natuwaniké mourns and ye stones are put on the sus that Wali brought to the funeral	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.14	Men mourn, over their heads the women are visible at the pia	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.21	Over the heads of men as they mourn towards the pia	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.20	Shot over the heads of the men as they mourn towards the pia	Documentary	New Guinea
2006.16.1.16.23	Over the heads of men as they mourn towards the pia; a man has a pig on his shoulder in the frgd	Documentary	New Guinea

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