Box

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Title

Box

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

CraftworkGerman-born Hans Hansen decorated this box while he was interned as an 'enemy alien' on Somes/Matiu Island during World War I. The island, in the middle of Wellington Harbour, was to be Hansen's home from August 1914 to December 1918 and is painted on the inside lid of the box. Although a prisoner of war, Hansen could still earn extra money for tobacco and other small luxuries by selling carved trinkets and boxes. Despite being officially a security risk, he was permitted to go into ...

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Format

Image

Date created

1914-1918

Creator

Hans Hansen

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/709988

Related subjects

Seascapes / Boats / Birds / Seas / Clouds / Lighthouses / Wellington (New Zealand) / kauri (wood) / wood / pāua (abalone shell) / paint / boxes / marquetry / wood carving / inlay / painting / Islands / New Zealand

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