| JAPANESE PEARL FISHING Divers collect oysters off coast of Japan, women remove pearls from oysters in workshop. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7847 |
| Catalog #: | 106396 | |
| Clip Number: | 106396-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1470 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:55:25 - 01:56:24 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE, MARINE: Mollusk, Bivalve, Oysters FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale INDUSTRY: Fishing INDUSTRY: Gems & Precious Stones INDUSTRY: Jewelry LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan | |
| Description: | JAPANESE PEARL FISHING Divers collect oysters off coast of Japan, women remove pearls from oysters in workshop. Japan. GV of women wearing scuba masks jumping into water with floating barrels, they jump from small fishing boat. GVs as women surface with nets filled with oysters, the oysters are dumped into floating barrels. Interior GV of women seated at work stations inside warehouse, they are opening oysters to get the pearl. CU of woman placing a small pearl inside oyster to be returned back to the water. GV of men on dock harvesting oysters in nets. MS nets being emptied on the ground, the oysters are scooped up with a shovel. MS woman at work station with an oyster in hand, a set of tools is displayed in front of her. Nice CU of hands using tool to dig a large pearl out of the oyster, the pearl is placed next to a smaller one. CU hands holding a pearl necklace. | |
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