| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART26754 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 37.7 x 22 x 24.6 cm |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | plaster cast |
| Maker |
Walker, Ralph |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1949 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Native head
Description
Originally called 'Boy from Arawe'. The sculpture depicts the head of a member of the New Guinea Infantry Battalion, with the artist noting that he was from a district where the heads of children are bound, causing an elongated effect. Ralph Trafford Walker (1912-2003) was a painter, printmaker and sculptor. He studied at the East Sydney Technical College with sculptor Rayner Hoff and produced dioramas for the Australian War Memorial c. 1945.