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Image Not Available for Denis George sitting and using pearl making machinery, with numerous Papua New Guinean onlookers
Denis George sitting and using pearl making machinery, with numerous Papua New Guinean onlookers
Image Not Available for Denis George sitting and using pearl making machinery, with numerous Papua New Guinean onlookers

Denis George sitting and using pearl making machinery, with numerous Papua New Guinean onlookers

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[196]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 87 x 126 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Image Not Available for Denis George, surrounded by several Papua New Guinean men, using pearl making machinery
Denis George, surrounded by several Papua New Guinean men, using pearl making machinery
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George, talking to several Papua New Guinean male onlookers, pointing to a map on the wall
Denis George, talking to several Papua New Guinean male onlookers, pointing to a map on the wall
1961-1972
A Papua New Guinean man sitting at a desk seeding a pearl shell, with three onlookers
A Papua New Guinean man sitting at a desk seeding a pearl shell, with three onlookers
1961-1972
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean people in traditional dress, sitting in a row on the ground, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, taken at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean people in traditional dress, sitting in a row on the ground, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, taken at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island
1961-1972
A Papua New Guinean, showing a pearl shell to the man next to him, surrounded by onlookers
A Papua New Guinean, showing a pearl shell to the man next to him, surrounded by onlookers
1961-1972
Colour photograph of a ring of Papua New Guinean people wearing traditional dress at the Pacific Festival, with hundreds of onlookers, on Pearl Island
Colour photograph of a ring of Papua New Guinean people wearing traditional dress at the Pacific Festival, with hundreds of onlookers, on Pearl Island
1961-1972
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean people in traditional dress, standing in a ring, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, taken at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean people in traditional dress, standing in a ring, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, taken at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island
1961-1972
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men; one standing, one sitting using pearling machinery, and the third touching half pearls (or mabe pearls) in a large metal cylindrical container
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men; one standing, one sitting using pearling machinery, and the third touching half pearls (or mabe pearls) in a large metal cylindrical container
1970
The deck of yacht SIRIUS surrounded by Papua New Guinean onlookers, Rabaul
The deck of yacht SIRIUS surrounded by Papua New Guinean onlookers, Rabaul
Harold Nossiter Senior
1935
Image Not Available for Denis George, one of his sons on the left, and three Papua New Guinean men on the right, with Denis George holding a pearl shell [?]
Denis George, one of his sons on the left, and three Papua New Guinean men on the right, with Denis George holding a pearl shell [?]
1961-1972
Colour photograph of a Papua New Guinean man sitting cross-legged in front of numerous pearl shells, many of which have blister pearls
Colour photograph of a Papua New Guinean man sitting cross-legged in front of numerous pearl shells, many of which have blister pearls
1961-1972
Photograph of numerous Papua New Guinean people sitting on a pearl raft cleaning pearl shells
Photograph of numerous Papua New Guinean people sitting on a pearl raft cleaning pearl shells
1961-1972