Description
Depiction of Neyamet, a five year old Afghan boy who received a serious ballistic wound to his head. Peter Churcher recalled, "When he arrived at the American hospital on Bagram airbase, part of his skull was missing and a section of his brain had been blown away. Neyamet has made a remarkable recovery and was a bright and bubbly addition to the ward. He was a particular favourite of the two Australian paramedics. Neyamet is an orphan, has miraculously restored the use of his brain and was even speaking quite a few words of English, picked up from his American nurses."
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Accession Number
ART91915
Physical Description
Medium: oil on hardboard
Measurement
Framed: 37.8 cm x 42.8 cm x 3.8 cm
Unframed: 34.9 cm x 39.9 cm
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 2002
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