Two men sheltering in native lean-to, Missim Trail

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Mubo Salamaua Area, Salamaua
Accession Number ART22520
Collection type Art
Measurement card: 29.2 x 39.2 cm (illeg.); sheet: 17.2 x 25 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and ink, brush and wash, pencil on paper mounted on card
Maker Hele, Ivor
Place made New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Salamaua
Date made July 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Hele depicts two Australian soldiers sheltering from the rain in a native hut. One man is standing with his hand on the lean-to pole at right, the other is seated at left.