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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

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

Date1970
Object numberANMS1279[285]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 89 x 129 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 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
Colour photograph of a young Papua New Guinean boy crouched down next to a metal container, holding a pearl shell with blister pearls, and surrounded by numerous pearl shells
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1970
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
Three Papua New Guinean men, two standing and one sitting, with the man in the forefront holding a piece of pearl shell jewellery
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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 four people watching a Papua New Guinean man seeding a pearls shell at a desk with wooden trays and a cylindrical metal object
Photograph of four people watching a Papua New Guinean man seeding a pearls shell at a desk with wooden trays and a cylindrical metal object
1961-1972
35mm colour transparency of two pearl shells; one with blister pearls, and one with circles cut out of it, surrounded by half pearls (or mabe pearls) and round pearl disks
35mm colour transparency of two pearl shells; one with blister pearls, and one with circles cut out of it, surrounded by half pearls (or mabe pearls) and round pearl disks
1961-1972
Two Papua New Guinean men and a child, with one of the men sitting beside a pile of pearl shells, and the other sitting on a metal cylinder at a machine
Two Papua New Guinean men and a child, with one of the men sitting beside a pile of pearl shells, and the other sitting on a metal cylinder at a machine
1961-1972
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men standing or sitting on a wooden pearl production raft
Colour photograph of three Papua New Guinean men standing or sitting on a wooden pearl production raft
1970
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
1961-1972
A woman using a grinding machine, with a container of half pearls (or mabe pearls) beside the machine
A woman using a grinding machine, with a container of half pearls (or mabe pearls) beside the machine
1961-1972