Sculpture - Statue, Carved figure, 1940's

Historical information

made by internees and given to Monte Punshon as a gift. Monte was an Australian warden who had oversight of the women and children in one of the compounds. She spoke fluent Japanese which she had learnt in the 1930's pre the war.

Physical description

Carved wooden figure of a Japanese man in a suit. Attached to a wooden base.

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