Towinda

Places	Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number	ART23948
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 44.8 x 39.2 cm
Object type	Painting
Physical description	oil on canvas on board
Maker	Watson, Douglas
Place made	New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area
Date made	1944
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Profile portrait depicting Towinda who had previously been a carrier for the Japanese Army on the Kokoda Track, but after escaping he reported to the Australian forces.