Water cart, Changi, May 1942 Accession Number: ART28535.003

Description

One of the water carts (a converted motor vehicle) used in Changi Prisoner of War Camp. They were filled with chlorinated water and had to be manhandled by the prisoners themselves. This was one of the measured that the Japanese used to conserve the fuel supply. Not only did it save fuel but it was another means of humiliating the white men before the Asiatic population throughout the area. The taps are at the rear above the number plate.

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Accession Number
ART28535.003
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 16.4 cm x 22.8 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
[1942]
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1946
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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