Place | Middle East: Persian Gulf |
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Accession Number | ART91758 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 22.7 cm x 27.8 cm x 3.7 cm; Unframed: 20 cm x 25 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on hardboard |
Location | Main Bld: Peacekeeping & Recent Conflicts Gallery |
Maker |
Churcher, Peter |
Place made | United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates: Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai |
Date made | 7 February 2002 |
Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Boarding party, HMAS Kanimbla
Description
Figures of men waiting to board the craft that will transfer them to the smuggling ships. Peter Churcher recalled, "Represented here is one of the boarding parties fully rigged aboard the craft that is used to transfer the parties over to the smuggling ships".