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Abaya
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of Abaya, from Daru, Western Papua with palm trees in background. Abaya worked for the Royal Papuan Constabulary. This portrait featured in R Curtis, 'Papuan Profiles: inside a Prison Yard', ...ART96168
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Allied troops on beach at Otomata Point
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Maker: Dargie, William
Watercolour sketch of Papuans launching small vessels off the beach, while soldiers sit, or stand on the beach looking on. As Dargie noted, "There was an American listening post here [Otomata Point] ...ART25021
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A Papuan work-boy from Amau
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a young man from Amau in Central Papua New Guinea. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activities of the Australian and A...ART96167
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Artist's sketchbook of drawings of HMAS Nepal, portraits and scenes onshore
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Maker: Coburn, John
Bound sketchbook of 14 pages containing 11 drawings including title page and two loose sheets, five blank pages, and two fascimiles of cartoons on paper. The sketchbook was produced at the time of Joh...ART93105
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At ANGAU Headquarters, Goodenough Island
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Scene depicting two men working at the Australian New Guinea Headquarters (ANGAU), Goodenough Island which was situated several miles away from the Camouflage Headquarters on Goodenough Island. In 19...ART96153
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Australian Military Forces
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Shows a group of three native women and two children standing chatting as two new arrivals of the Australian Millitary Forces stand nearby.ART28375.014
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Boss boy "Aritu", Morobe boy
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Maker: Pratt, Douglas
Portrait depicting a New Guinean smoking a pipe. The artist has identified him as 'Boss boy "Aritu", Morobe boy'.ART28064
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"Boudda" from Amau, Papua
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Profile portrait of a man from Amau, Central Papua New Guinea with decorative comb in hair. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activ...ART96155
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Boy
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
Shows a portrait of an unidentified Papuan boy at Port Moresby.ART29300
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Boy of Morata
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a young man. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activities of the Australian and American troops, Curtis took every oppo...ART96160
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Boy of Morata (about 12 years)
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a twelve year old boy. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activities of the Australian and American troops, Curtis took ...ART96166
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Bride - 15 years old
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a young woman. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activities of the Australian and American troops, Curtis took every o...ART96152
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Burial of the native child
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "One of the native men scrapes a shallow hole in the earth with a pointed stick. The police boy places the child in this and the earth is pushed back. The mother squats down beside it an...ART23818
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Caboose
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
This drawing features four different skethes, three of Papuan men, and a fourth of a dog.ART29299
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[Carrying supplies]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Australian soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion are shown carrying supplies to forward areas in the Finisterre Ranges in New Guinea. Normally New Guinean men assisted with this work b...ART25033
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"Cleaned up" after work.
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a man relaxing after work, seated on a rock with a palm tree in the background. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activ...ART96172
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Crossing Busu River
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Maker: Dargie, William
An Australian soldier stands in a boat, being helped to cross the Bosu River in New Guinea by a Papuan man.ART23187
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Delara - Kiriwina
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of a young woman drawn on Kiriwina Island breastfeeding her baby. In 1942, Curtis was appointed Officer in Charge of Camouflage in New Guinea. As well as recording the activities of the Aus...ART96136