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Ashtray with carved snakes and a monkey figure

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TitleAshtray with carved snakes and a monkey figure
Short Summary / DescriptionHistorical information: Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13 Physical description: Sandstone hand-carved monkey and ashtray. Monkey has decorative markings. Ashtray has a diamond shaped recess carved into the top and decorated with two brown and black painted snakes and green and white leaves Inscriptions & markings Ashtray: Prisoner of War on top Monkey: Ricordo on side and Ricordo POW on bottom (https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/65ee7caeb2201fddf692d8fc)
SubjectAustralia–History–20th century
Art objects, Italian
Foreign workers, Italian
History
Internment camps–Australia
Creative Work TypeCraft and design
Materialstone
paint
Place HeldTatura Irrigation and Wartime Camps Museum
Date Of Creation1940
U R L(s)https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/65ee7caeb2201fddf692d8fc
Copyright Information / U R LAshtray with carved snakes and a monkey figure (c. 1940-46, stone, paint). Courtesy of Tatura Irrigation and Wartime Camps Museum. Photo courtesy Flavia Marcello and Daria Gradusova