A selection of small wooden bird brooches carved and painted by Japanese artisans in WW 2 internment camps from scrap wood and wire, based on images from old National Geographic magazines.

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   Jan McCartney (macca_jan@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 12:15:06 JST Jan McCartney

   Bird pins made of scrap materials by Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II.

   From The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946 by Delphine Hirasuna (Ten Speed Press, 2005).

   Gaman is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means “enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity”.

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