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Pearling equipment and half pearls (or mabe pearls)
Pearling equipment and half pearls (or mabe pearls)

Pearling equipment and half pearls (or mabe pearls)

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[081]
NameNegative
MediumCellulose (nitrate or acetate) negative,black and white
DimensionsOverall: 62 x 62 mm
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Pearling tools, equipment and half pearls (or mabe pearls)
Pearling tools, equipment and half pearls (or mabe pearls)
1961-1972
A woman sitting at a work desk with a large metal container filled with half pearls (or mabe pearls), and pearl producing equipment
A woman sitting at a work desk with a large metal container filled with half pearls (or mabe pearls), and pearl producing equipment
1961-1972
A woman sitting at a work desk with a large metal container filled with half pearls (or mabe pearls), and pearl producing equipment
A woman sitting at a work desk with a large metal container filled with half pearls (or mabe pearls), and pearl producing equipment
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George sitting at a desk with equipment, producing half pearls (or mabe pearls)
Denis George sitting at a desk with equipment, producing half pearls (or mabe pearls)
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George sitting at a desk with equipment, producing half pearls (or mabe pearls)
Denis George sitting at a desk with equipment, producing half pearls (or mabe pearls)
1961-1972
Negative strip with images of Yurie (or Yulie) George and son with half pearls (or mabe pearls), a woman producing half pearls, and pearl producing equipment, in the Angus and Coote processing workshop
Negative strip with images of Yurie (or Yulie) George and son with half pearls (or mabe pearls), a woman producing half pearls, and pearl producing equipment, in the Angus and Coote processing workshop
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
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
1961-1972
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a man holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of the man standing next to the half pearls
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a man holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of the man standing next to the half pearls
1961-1972
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
1961-1972
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person holding a handful of half pearls (or mabe pearls) from a large pile of half pearls, and the second of a large pile of half pearls
1961-1972
A tray of half pearls (or mabe pearls) and wooden half pearl holders (for spraying the half pearls) on a desk
A tray of half pearls (or mabe pearls) and wooden half pearl holders (for spraying the half pearls) on a desk
1961-1972