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Object Number
2004.24.21567
Display Title
Man opening oysters at Sharja
Descriptions
Subject
- Headdress
- Male
- Pearl
- Oyster
- Man
Department
Photographic
Date
June 1950
Artist
Dr. Henry Field
Culture
- Bedouin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
United Arab Emirates
/
Sharjah
Additional Geographic Terms
Trucial coast
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.21568 | Arab opening oysters in search of pearls |
Sharjah
| ||
| 2017.11.2.263 | Man on boat, shucking oysters |
Miyagi
| ||
| 2017.11.2.106 | Man in boat shucking oysters |
Miyagi
| ||
| 2003.2.16.1368 | Yamada-Wan fisheries, nori and oysters being grown |
Japan
| ||
| 2004.24.21566 | Pearl Diving off Sharja |
Sharjah
| ||
| 2008.22.3539 | Shell fragments, including some oysters |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 96-35-20/C1177 | Shells of Pearl Oysters |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 992-9-10/103599 | Shell fragments, 3 oysters intact |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2007.20.1041 | Organic, shell, bivalve, oysters |
Shell
|
Harvard Yard
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Sharja, Trucial Oman to Karachi, India
| 2005.2.298 | Sharja, Trucial Oman to Karachi, India |
Oman
India | ||
| 2017.11.3.28.5 | Man shucking oysters on boat |
Miyagi
| ||
| 2017.11.3.28.6 | Man shucking oysters on boat |
Miyagi
|