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A male, female, and three children Papua New Guineans, sitting behind laid out rows of pearl shells
A male, female, and three children Papua New Guineans, sitting behind laid out rows of pearl shells

A male, female, and three children Papua New Guineans, sitting behind laid out rows of pearl shells

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1278[220]
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
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean sitting in front of a pearl shell display, laid out on the ground, with a large audience behind, during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's visit to Papua New Guinea in 1977
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean sitting in front of a pearl shell display, laid out on the ground, with a large audience behind, during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's visit to Papua New Guinea in 1977
1977
Colour photograph of numerous pearl shells, laid out in rows, many of which have blister pearls
Colour photograph of numerous pearl shells, laid out in rows, many of which have blister pearls
1961-1972
Colour negative of pearl shells laid out in rows on the deck of a pearl production raft
Colour negative of pearl shells laid out in rows on the deck of a pearl production raft
1961
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of four people, including Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting near rows of pearl shells on the ground, and the second of one of the same men as sitting next to the rows of shells
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of four people, including Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting near rows of pearl shells on the ground, and the second of one of the same men as sitting next to the rows of shells
1961
35mm colour transparency of numerous Papua New Guineans watching a person seed a pearl shell
35mm colour transparency of numerous Papua New Guineans watching a person seed a pearl shell
1961-1972
35mm colour transparency of three Papua New Guinean people, sitting on a verandah, possibly opening pearl shells
35mm colour transparency of three Papua New Guinean people, sitting on a verandah, possibly opening pearl shells
1961-1972
Strip of three colour negatives taken during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, the first two of Papua New Guineans performing in traditional dress, and the third possibly of a pearl raft
Strip of three colour negatives taken during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, the first two of Papua New Guineans performing in traditional dress, and the third possibly of a pearl raft
1961-1972
Strip of four colour negatives from the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, the first three of numerous people on the beach near boats with coloured sails, and the fourth of Papua New Guineans performing in traditional dress
Strip of four colour negatives from the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, the first three of numerous people on the beach near boats with coloured sails, and the fourth of Papua New Guineans performing in traditional dress
1961-1972
35mm colour transparency of Denis George with his three sons, and a male and female Papua New Guinean
35mm colour transparency of Denis George with his three sons, and a male and female Papua New Guinean
11 November 1968
35mm colour transparency of two Papua New Guinean men, and a small child, sitting at a table with pearl shells and pearl seeding equipment
35mm colour transparency of two Papua New Guinean men, and a small child, sitting at a table with pearl shells and pearl seeding equipment
1961-1972
Two women scrubbing pearl shells over buckets, and men sitting in the background looking at pearl shells laid out on the ground, on a pearl raft
Two women scrubbing pearl shells over buckets, and men sitting in the background looking at pearl shells laid out on the ground, on a pearl raft
1961-1972
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