P03258.469
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| ID number | P03258.469 |
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| Photographer | Smith, Heide |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 35mm safety base |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Collection | Photograph |
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Description As morning light fills the sky, a young Khmer man who has lost both his legs sleeps on platform outside his home to escape the heat inside at a squatter settlement near the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh. One of an estimated 35,000 Cambodian disabled by landmines who live in Phnom Penh, this double amputee has had a system of ropes installed between the platform and the steps to his house to allow him to drag himself back inside. Behind him, a baby girl stands on the verandah of her home. |
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