Twee soldaten nemen een Nieuw-Guineese man mee before 1936

"Twee soldaten nemen een Nieuw-Guineese man mee" (Two soldiers take a New Guinean man with them) is an illustration by F. Ockerse created before 1936. The artwork depicts two soldiers in uniform escorting a barefoot, shackled indigenous man across a wooden platform. The image highlights the colonial context of the time, portraying a power dynamic between the colonizers and the colonized. The use of line and ink create a sense of movement and tension, showcasing the somber reality of colonial control in New Guinea. This artwork is a powerful visual representation of the historical relationship between the Dutch colonial forces and the people of New Guinea.