P03258.280 Accession Number: P03258.280

Description

A young boy peers up at the hole in the roof of a Buddhist meditation cave through which the Khmer Rouge dumped executed bodies during the genocide of the Pol Pot regime. A huge collection of skeletal remains and clothing were discovered in the cave, which previously had been used for centuries as a place of rest and contemplation, and which is located on a hill next to the resurrected Turtle Wat community on the road from Battambang to the Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin.

Details

Accession Number
P03258.280
Maker
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Date Made
1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H Smith
Copyright
AWM copyright

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