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A man holding an opened out pearl shell, on Packe Island
A man holding an opened out pearl shell, on Packe Island

A man holding an opened out pearl shell, on Packe Island

Date1957-1958
Object numberANMS1274[058]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 64 x 64 mm
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George holding an opened pearl shell, with his young son standing beside him, on Packe Island
Denis George holding an opened pearl shell, with his young son standing beside him, on Packe Island
1962-1963
An opened pearl shell, held by someone on top of a rock on the beach, on Packe Island
An opened pearl shell, held by someone on top of a rock on the beach, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Denis George sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
Denis George sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
1961-1972
A man, possibly Denis George, sitting on the ground, with pearl shell laid out in front of him, on Packe Island
A man, possibly Denis George, sitting on the ground, with pearl shell laid out in front of him, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A man, standing in the water, and holding a pearl shell on a wooden block/table, on Packe Island
A man, standing in the water, and holding a pearl shell on a wooden block/table, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Colour negative of people holding an opened pearl shell with flesh still attached, which is being removed with a knife, and a closed pearl shell
Colour negative of people holding an opened pearl shell with flesh still attached, which is being removed with a knife, and a closed pearl shell
1961
Two black-and-white negatives, one of a man holding a pearl cage, and the second of the same man holding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
Two black-and-white negatives, one of a man holding a pearl cage, and the second of the same man holding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
1963
A man, holding two pearl shells, with another two resting on a pearl cage filled with pearl shells, on Packe Island
A man, holding two pearl shells, with another two resting on a pearl cage filled with pearl shells, on Packe Island
1963
Several men working on a pearl raft on Packe Island, with the sitting man holding a pearl shell
Several men working on a pearl raft on Packe Island, with the sitting man holding a pearl shell
1963
A man sitting on a pearl raft, holding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
A man sitting on a pearl raft, holding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
1963
Colour photograph of an opened pearl shell, with the flesh still attached on one half of the shell, and two blister pearls on the other half
Colour photograph of an opened pearl shell, with the flesh still attached on one half of the shell, and two blister pearls on the other half
1970