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Handmade Mah Jong set

Image

This Mah Jong set and box was hand-crafted by Japanese prisoners of war at the Featherston POW camp during the Second World War. It was given to Jack Rapson, who served as a guard at the camp.

Credit

National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 2006.902
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Handmade Mah Jong set, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/handmade-mah-jong-set, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated