Brothers in arms Accession Number: ART40947

Description

Paper sculpture depicting an Australian and a British (Scottish) soldier marching together. The Scottish soldier wears a kilt and is playing the bagpipes. The Australian soldier has a rifle over his soldier, is smoking a cigarette and wears a slouch hat.

Details

Accession Number
ART40947
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: paper, watercolour, pencil, cotton wool, cotton thread
Measurement
Overall: 19.8 cm x 14.9 cm x 9.6 cm
Medium
paper, watercolour, pencil, cotton wool, cotton thread
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented 1971
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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