Jigsaw puzzle, 'The Riddle of the Pacific'

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Title

Jigsaw puzzle, 'The Riddle of the Pacific'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This World War II jigsaw puzzle is based on the Pacific theatre of war. The box lid features a caricature of Hideki Tojo, a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and prime minister of Japan during most of the war (1941-44). Generally, the enemy wasn’t directly demonised in New Zealand during the war. The occasional newspaper advertisement, letter to the editor, or game (such as this puzzle) featured racist, stereotypical or alarmist language and imagery. But these were the exception rather th...

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Format

Image

Date created

1944

Creator

John Waddington Limited

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/853747

Related subjects

cardboard / paper / ink / jigsaw puzzles / board games / printing / War / World War, 1939-1945 / New Zealand / Pacific Islands

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