Cookhouse Accession Number: ART90281

Description

An Australian soldier standing near a campfire outside a make shift cookhouse in an army camp in New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
ART90281
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 27.8 cm x 37.8 cm
Medium
pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Date Made
Unknown
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1994
Copyright
AWM copyright

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