| Place | Asia: Malaya, Johore, Muar Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART24412 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 38 x 28 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | sanguine conte crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Abbott, Harold |
| Place made | Thailand |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Chinese [labourer] from Muar Malay
Description
Portrait of a Chinese-born Malay labourer from the Muar River area. The subject has been pictured after his liberation from the Japanese who had pressed him, along with many of his compatriots, into labour gangs for shipment to other territories under Japanese occupation.