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A man, possibly Denis George, sitting on the ground, with pearl shell laid out in front of him, on Packe Island
A man, possibly Denis George, sitting on the ground, with pearl shell laid out in front of him, on Packe Island

A man, possibly Denis George, sitting on the ground, with pearl shell laid out in front of him, on Packe Island

Date1957-1958
Object numberANMS1274[216]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 63 x 64 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 sitting in front of a pearl shell display, laid out on the ground, with a large audience behind, during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's visit to Papua New Guinea in 1977
Colour photograph of several Papua New Guinean sitting in front of a pearl shell display, laid out on the ground, with a large audience behind, during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's visit to Papua New Guinea in 1977
1977
Two women scrubbing pearl shells over buckets, and men sitting in the background looking at pearl shells laid out on the ground, on a pearl raft
Two women scrubbing pearl shells over buckets, and men sitting in the background looking at pearl shells laid out on the ground, on a pearl raft
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
1962-1963
Image Not Available for Denis George sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
Denis George sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
1961-1972
Shack on a beach, with a man (possibly Denis George) standing in front it alongside two dogs, on Packe Island
Shack on a beach, with a man (possibly Denis George) standing in front it alongside two dogs, on Packe Island
1957-1958
A man sitting, with a pile of pearls shells in front of him, on Packe Island
A man sitting, with a pile of pearls shells in front of him, on Packe Island
1963
Image Not Available for Denis George opening a pearl shell, with a man sitting next to him
Denis George opening a pearl shell, with a man sitting next to him
1961-1972
A man, possibly Denis George, holding an open pearl shell, on Packe Island
A man, possibly Denis George, holding an open pearl shell, on Packe Island
1963
Image Not Available for Denis George holding an opened pearl shell, with his young son standing beside him, on Packe Island
Denis George holding an opened pearl shell, with his young son standing beside him, on Packe Island
1962-1963
Image Not Available for Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting at a bench in a shed, seeding pearl shells, on Packe Island
Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting at a bench in a shed, seeding pearl shells, on Packe Island
1962-1964
Image Not Available for Denis George in a tin shed, leaning next to a table on which are sitting two pearl shells with blisters, on Packe Island
Denis George in a tin shed, leaning next to a table on which are sitting two pearl shells with blisters, on Packe Island
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
Denis George, with his son beside him, showing a Papua New Guinean man a pearl shell in his hands
1961-1972