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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
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

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[003]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 89 x 127 mm
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 both halves of a pearl shell, with pearl shells next to him on the wharf
Denis George holding both halves of a pearl shell, with pearl shells next to 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
Image Not Available for Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
1962-1963
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
Image Not Available for Two colour negatives, joined together, of Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George sitting on a pearl raft next to a pearl cage filled with pearl shells, and Denis and Yurie George standing on a pearl raft, pulling pearl cages out of the water
Two colour negatives, joined together, of Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George sitting on a pearl raft next to a pearl cage filled with pearl shells, and Denis and Yurie George standing on a pearl raft, pulling pearl cages out of the water
1961
Image Not Available for Denis George holding two pearl shells, with two pearl shells resting on a pearl cage, on Packe Island
Denis George holding two pearl shells, with two pearl shells resting on a pearl cage, on Packe Island
1963
Image Not Available for Two black-and-white negatives, the first of Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George working with pearl shells, and the second of Yurie holding two pearl shells, with another two resting on a pearl cage, on Packe Island
Two black-and-white negatives, the first of Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George working with pearl shells, and the second of Yurie holding two pearl shells, with another two resting on a pearl cage, on Packe Island
1963
Image Not Available for Denis George in a tin shed, leaning next to a table on which are sitting two pearl shells with blisters, on Packe Island
Denis George in a tin shed, leaning next to a table on which are sitting two pearl shells with blisters, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting at a bench in a shed, seeding pearl shells, on Packe Island
Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting at a bench in a shed, seeding pearl shells, on Packe Island
1962-1964
Image Not Available for 35mm colour transparency of the titled page of Denis George's report The Pearl, with a photograph of an opened pearl shell with exposed pearls
35mm colour transparency of the titled page of Denis George's report The Pearl, with a photograph of an opened pearl shell with exposed pearls
1961-1972