Stretcher bearers in the Owen Stanleys Accession Number: ART26653

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Depicts four unidentified Papua New Guineans carrying a wounded man on a stretcher made of sapplings. Beside them is a walking wounded case and past them up the track are soldiers going into action. Where the corduroy track has broken down there are pools of mud and water, very often knee deep, characteristic of the Kokoda Track, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART26653
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 183 cm x 274.5 cm
unframed: 143.2 cm x 234.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery, Gallery 2
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1947
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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