- Object name(s):
- Prisoner of War Loin Cloth
- Brief description:
- This intriguing piece of material was used as a loin cloth, known as a ‘fundoshi’ in Japan. It was the only garment worn by Arthur Newcombe, a Newton Abbot gentleman, after he was captured in Singapore by the Japanese army during the Second World War. Sent to Burma (now Myanmar), he was employed in the camp’s drawing office, working on plans for the railway and bridges, as he had formerly been training to become an architect. Had he been building them he may well have not lived to tell the tale. Made by Mr Newcombe himself from a mosquito net, the fundoshi is a sobering reminder of the horrific conditions endured by many prisoners of war
- Collection:
- Newton Abbot Museum
- Associated concept:
- Wartime
- Dimension:
- 740mmx220mm
- Object name:
- Prisoner of War Loin Cloth
- Object number:
- 2021.12.1
- Reproduction number:
- pow.jpg
- Right note:
- image belongs to Newton Abbot Museum, not to be reproduced without permission
- Text:
- if you would like to find out more about any of the items in our collection, you can contact the museum via our website: https://museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
- Text reason:
- Museum website
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22aa3e90-a1f0-33b5-a22c-222c8a26bf81
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22aa3e90-a1f0-33b5-a22c-222c8a26bf81, Newton Abbot Museum, CC BY-NC
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