Object Details
- Description
- This carving demonstrates the artistic skill that many incarcerated Japanese American possessed. Internees found a way to express their emotions through their talents. Many objects made in the internment camps revealed and represented the resilience of these imprisoned people.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Mantaro, Matsumoto
- date made
- 1943-1945
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 26.035 cm
- Object Name
- wood carving
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