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Yurie (or Yulie) George and several Papua New Guinean men and women viewing a pearling display laid out on a table
Yurie (or Yulie) George and several Papua New Guinean men and women viewing a pearling display laid out on a table

Yurie (or Yulie) George and several Papua New Guinean men and women viewing a pearling display laid out on a table

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[214]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 87 x 126 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
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
Image Not Available for Denis George's son and several Papua New Guinean men standing in a decorated room containing pearling displays
Denis George's son and several Papua New Guinean men standing in a decorated room containing pearling displays
1961-1972
Photograph of several men and women, including Yurie (or Yulie) George and her son, standing beside a table displaying numerous pearl shells
Photograph of several men and women, including Yurie (or Yulie) George and her son, standing beside a table displaying numerous pearl shells
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis George, standing in front of a pearl shell display, and next to several Papua New Guinean men
Denis George, standing in front of a pearl shell display, and next to several Papua New Guinean men
1961-1972
Yurie (or Yulie) George and her young son, with a large pile of half pearls (or mabe pearls) laid out on a towel
Yurie (or Yulie) George and her young son, with a large pile of half pearls (or mabe pearls) laid out on a towel
1961-1972
Yurie (or Yulie) George seeding a pearl shell, with a Papua new Guinean man standing in the background
Yurie (or Yulie) George seeding a pearl shell, with a Papua new Guinean man standing in the background
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George and a Papua New Guinean man, standing on a wooden pearl production raft
Denis and Yurie (or Yulie) George and a Papua New Guinean man, standing on a wooden pearl production raft
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
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