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A mouse held in someone's hands
A mouse held in someone's hands
Object Number 2006.16.1.18.33
Display Title A mouse held in someone's hands
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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A mouse held in someone's hands
2006.16.1.18.32 A mouse held in someone's hands
Documentary
New Guinea
Woluklek watches as a man inspects a mouse in his hands
2006.16.1.18.36 Woluklek watches as a man inspects a mouse in his hands
Documentary
New Guinea
A man inspects a mouse in his hands
2006.16.1.18.35 A man inspects a mouse in his hands
Documentary
New Guinea
A man inspects a mouse in his hands
2006.16.1.18.34 A man inspects a mouse in his hands
Documentary
New Guinea
Woluklek has found a mouse near a fence
2006.16.1.18.31 Woluklek has found a mouse near a fence
Documentary
New Guinea
Women wailing at Yonokma's funeral as he burns on the pyre
2006.16.1.15.28 Women wailing at Yonokma's funeral as he burns on the pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
Women picking bones out of the dead fire on which Yonokma was cremated
2006.16.1.18.14 Women picking bones out of the dead fire on which Yonokma was cremated
Documentary
New Guinea
Women wailing at Yonokma's funeral as he burns on the pyre
2006.16.1.15.29 Women wailing at Yonokma's funeral as he burns on the pyre
Documentary
New Guinea
Women mourning at Yonokma's funeral
2006.16.1.15.27 Women mourning at Yonokma's funeral
Documentary
New Guinea
View of the whole sili of Abulupak and a woman distributing the sus
2006.16.1.18.25 View of the whole sili of Abulupak and a woman distributing the sus
Documentary
New Guinea
Men beating the grass to find mice
2006.16.1.18.28 Men beating the grass to find mice
Documentary
New Guinea
View of Abulupak the morning after Yonokma's funeral
2006.16.1.18.22 View of Abulupak the morning after Yonokma's funeral
Documentary
New Guinea