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Photograph of five men sitting on a wharf with a pile of pearl shells
Photograph of five men sitting on a wharf with a pile of pearl shells

Photograph of five men sitting on a wharf with a pile of pearl shells

Date1961-1972
Object numberANMS1279[431]
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
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
Photograph of men, women and children cleaning pearl shells, sitting around pearl shell cages
Photograph of men, women and children cleaning pearl shells, sitting around pearl shell cages
1961-1972
Photograph of men, women and children cleaning pearl shells, sitting around pearl shell cages, and with buckets and containers
Photograph of men, women and children cleaning pearl shells, sitting around pearl shell cages, and with buckets and containers
1961-1972
Photograph of five men opening pearl shells in sand, on Packe Island
Photograph of five men opening pearl shells in sand, on Packe Island
1957-1958
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
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
A Papua New Guinean man sitting on a wharf, holding an opened pearl shell, with pearl shells beside him on the wharf
1961-1972
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
Two children on the edge of a pearl lugger, sitting behind a pile of pearl shells
Two children on the edge of a pearl lugger, sitting behind a pile of pearl shells
1961
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
Photograph of four Papua New Guinean men, beside a wharf, opening pearl shells
Photograph of four Papua New Guinean men, beside a wharf, opening pearl shells
1961-1972
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of four people, including Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting near rows of pearl shells on the ground, and the second of one of the same men as sitting next to the rows of shells
Two black-and-white negatives, joined together, the first of four people, including Yurie (or Yulie) George, sitting near rows of pearl shells on the ground, and the second of one of the same men as sitting next to the rows of shells
1961
Two men on a lugger, possibly looking at a pile of pearl shells
Two men on a lugger, possibly looking at a pile of pearl shells
1961