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Packe Island, 1957-1958, of pearling, pearls and pearl shell
Packe Island, 1957-1958, of pearling, pearls and pearl shell

Packe Island, 1957-1958, of pearling, pearls and pearl shell

Date1957-1958
Object numberANMS1278[185]
NamePhotographic slide
MediumTransparency
DimensionsOverall: 50 x 50 mm
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Image Not Available for Two black-and-white negatives, the first of pearling equipment on Packe Island, including a large tub in which are pearl shells, the second of Denis George, who is cleaning a pearl shell, and his young son
Two black-and-white negatives, the first of pearling equipment on Packe Island, including a large tub in which are pearl shells, the second of Denis George, who is cleaning a pearl shell, and his young son
1963
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean men and children in a shed, either using pearling equipment, holding pearl shells, or working with half pearls (or mabe pearls) in a metal cylinder
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean men and children in a shed, either using pearling equipment, holding pearl shells, or working with half pearls (or mabe pearls) in a metal cylinder
1970
Image Not Available for Denis George, holding a pearl shell with three blister pearls, and pointing to the blister pearls, on Packe Island
Denis George, holding a pearl shell with three blister pearls, and pointing to the blister pearls, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Denis George, holding a pearl shell with three blister pearls, and pointing to the blister pearls, on Packe Island
Denis George, holding a pearl shell with three blister pearls, and pointing to the blister pearls, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A pearl shell with three blister pearls close together, two blister pearls joined on a raised area, and writing, on Packe Island
A pearl shell with three blister pearls close together, two blister pearls joined on a raised area, and writing, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Photograph of eight pearl shells, each with blister pearls, including blister pearls in the shape of a cruciform, on Packe Island
Photograph of eight pearl shells, each with blister pearls, including blister pearls in the shape of a cruciform, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Two pearl shells, one with four blister pearls, and one with no blister pearls, with writing on both, on Packe Island
Two pearl shells, one with four blister pearls, and one with no blister pearls, with writing on both, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Two halves of a pearl shell, one shell with the flesh still attached, and the other shell with three blister pearls, on Packe Island
Two halves of a pearl shell, one shell with the flesh still attached, and the other shell with three blister pearls, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A pearl shell with three blister pearls together (it is the same shell as in ANMS1274[295]), with writing on the shell, on Packe Island
A pearl shell with three blister pearls together (it is the same shell as in ANMS1274[295]), with writing on the shell, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A pearl shell, with four blister pearls and the flesh still attached to the shell, on Packe Island
A pearl shell, with four blister pearls and the flesh still attached to the shell, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A pearl shell with three blister pearls, and a number written on the shell, on Packe Island
A pearl shell with three blister pearls, and a number written on the shell, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A pearl shell with two blister pearls, and a hole where a third has been removed, and numbers written on the shell, on Packe Island
A pearl shell with two blister pearls, and a hole where a third has been removed, and numbers written on the shell, on Packe Island
1957-1958