Title
Leather medic bag used by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII
Year/Period
1940s
Region
Japan, Singapore
Object Type
bags (costume accessories)
Material
Leather
Dimension
Object size: 70.6 x 28.0 x 11.0 cm (With strap),
Object size: 22.5 x 28.0 x 11.0 cm (Without strap)
Object size: 22.5 x 28.0 x 11.0 cm (Without strap)
Accession No.
2014-01053
Collection of
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
This leather bag was the type that a Japanese medic officer used during World War II. The medic bag contained basic medical supplies and equipment which the medic used to administer first-aid on wounded soldiers on the front lines.
