| Accession Number | P03258.201 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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A red and white skull and crossbones with the words 'Danger! Mines!' in Khmer and English ...
Description
A red and white skull and crossbones with the words 'Danger! Mines!' in Khmer and English attached to a tree in the scrub just outside the town of Battambang. These official signs were designed to replace makeshift devices such as bottles and scarves which the Cambodians still use to distinguish a known mine or minefield. In 1993, it was estimated that twenty million mines were stockpiled in Cambodia, eight to ten million mines remained undiscovered, and that they had been used at a rate and with such indiscretion that over 300 Cambodians were killed or maimed by mines every month.