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Photograph of several people, including two Papua New Guinean men and a child holding a box, looking into the distance
Photograph of several people, including two Papua New Guinean men and a child holding a box, looking into the distance

Photograph of several people, including two Papua New Guinean men and a child holding a box, looking into the distance

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[430]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 117 x 164 mm
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men, divided into two lines, pulling ropes attached to wooden beams in the water, and held by people on a nearby boat
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men, divided into two lines, pulling ropes attached to wooden beams in the water, and held by people on a nearby boat
1961-1972
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean people standing in a shed, including a man in a white football shirt
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean people standing in a shed, including a man in a white football shirt
1961-1972
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean people, including a woman wearing a scarf around her head, and a young boy
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean people, including a woman wearing a scarf around her head, and a young boy
1961-1972
A Papua New Guinean girl in traditional dress, holding a tray containing pearl or pearl shell jewellery, and four Papua New Guinean men looking at and holding pieces of the jewellery
A Papua New Guinean girl in traditional dress, holding a tray containing pearl or pearl shell jewellery, and four Papua New Guinean men looking at and holding pieces of the jewellery
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 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 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 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
An elderly lady standing behind and several Papua New Guinean women looking at a table containing a pearling display
An elderly lady standing behind and several Papua New Guinean women looking at a table containing a pearling display
1961-1972
Papua new Guinean people, including two girls in traditional dress, viewing a pearl display underneath a tent
Papua new Guinean people, including two girls in traditional dress, viewing a pearl display underneath a tent
1961-1972
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men standing or sitting in a room containing pearl and pearl shell displays on the walls and on a long desk
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men standing or sitting in a room containing pearl and pearl shell displays on the walls and on a long desk
1961-1972
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men constructing a pearl raft out of wood
Photograph of several Papua New Guinean men constructing a pearl raft out of wood
1961-1972