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Colour Hundreds of onlookers standing on the beach at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island
Colour Hundreds of onlookers standing on the beach at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island

Colour Hundreds of onlookers standing on the beach at the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[351]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 89 x 131 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 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 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, 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
Colour photograph of boats with coloured flags lined up on the beach for the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with onlookers standing on the sand
Colour photograph of boats with coloured flags lined up on the beach for the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with onlookers standing on the sand
1961-1972
Colour photograph of boats with coloured flags lined up on the beach for the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with onlookers standing on the sand
Colour photograph of boats with coloured flags lined up on the beach for the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with onlookers standing on the sand
1961-1972
Colour photograph of many Papua New Guinean people standing and sitting on the beach during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with boats with coloured sails on the beach
Colour photograph of many Papua New Guinean people standing and sitting on the beach during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with boats with coloured sails on the beach
1961-1972
Strip with one colour negative of people standing on the beach during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with boats with coloured sails on the sand
Strip with one colour negative of people standing on the beach during the Pacific Festival on Pearl Island, with boats with coloured sails on the sand
1961-1972
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person seeding a pearl shell, with two onlookers, and the second is a close-up of the pearl shell being seeded, on Pearl Island
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of a person seeding a pearl shell, with two onlookers, and the second is a close-up of the pearl shell being seeded, on Pearl Island
1962-1982
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
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
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 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