Doll made from seed pods, toothbrushes, shell and wire: Chaplain D A Ganly, 9 Battalion Accession Number: REL28754

Description

Doll made from two flat, round brown seed pods joined together by a piece of yellow toothbrush plastic. The smaller seed pod represents the head and is decorated with white plastic eyes with a centre of red and a small white shell for the mouth. The larger seed pod, or body of the doll, is decorated with three white circles with red centres running in a line down the centre. The arms and legs are made of wire springs with round seedpods attached on the ends for hands and feet.

Contextual Description

Associated with VX114018 Chaplain Donald A Ganly, Church of England. Ganly was born in 1913 and served with 25/33 Garrison Battalion, 14 Prisoner of War and Internment Camp, Loveday Group at Barmera, South Australia in March 1943. In 1944 he served with 9 Battalion in the Pacific campaign, and was present during an attack on Little George Hill on Bouganville Island by troops of 18 Platoon, D Company on 29 November 1944.

Details

Accession Number
REL28754
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Plant matter; Metal; Plastic; Shell
Measurement
Overall: 197 x 180 x 16 mm
Date Made
c 1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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