Nini
Art ART28238 Second World War, 1939-1945A portrait study of 'Nini', a Papuan child from the Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea. Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain lea
Japanese dugout Accession Number: ART28239
Description
Depicts a Japanese log dugout in the Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea. A discarded gas mask can be seen lying in the foreground.
Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his unit and moved between the Ramu Valley and the coast along to Yaula and Mindjim Rivers towards Bogadjim, sketching and recording something of the area's activities during the Second World War.
Details
Accession Number
ART28239
Artist
Sergeant Douglas Leonard Belcher
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 33 cm x 21 cm
Overall: 41.8 cm x 34.8 cm
Overall: 41.8 cm x 34.8 cm
Medium
pencil on paper with cardboard mounting attached
Date Made
7 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donation 1972-73
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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