Place | Oceania: Australia |
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Accession Number | ARTV05297 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 49 cm x 40 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | hand-coloured roneo |
Maker |
E G .T Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security |
Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
Date made | 1939-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Don't be an ostrich! Use nets for concealment
Description
Hand coloured poster produced using a rotary stencil duplicator known as a Roneo copier. It was designed for the Camouflage Research Section , Department of Home Security, Canberra. A humorous depiction of an ostrich in the desert is employed to encourage the use of camouflage netting for concealment. In the top half the ostrich has his head in the sand, a palm tree is visible behind him. In the lower half the ostrich is concealed using camouflage netting. Green leaves are strapped to his head.
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