Returning along Missim Trail
Art ART23816 Second World War, 1939-1945Hele shows members of an Australian patrol returning along the Missim Trail, Salamaua, New Guinea to their base at the end of the patrol.
Police boy with Japanese spy prisoner, Missim Trail Accession Number: ART22535
Description
Hele depicts a New Guinea native who was spying for the Japanese, being rounded up by the police on the Missim Trail, Salamaua, New Guinea.
Details
Accession Number
ART22535
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil, brush and wash on paper mounted on card
Measurement
Overall
Medium
pencil, brush and wash on paper mounted on card
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under the official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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