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prison art / Ballykinlar, 1920

Prison carving, Ballykinlar Internment Camp. A harp ornament carved from the bone of a cow by Seán O Néill of Belfast during his internment in Ballykinlar Camp. It was carved with a broken pen knife, a nail and some patience.;

Ballykinlar, 1920


Object Number:
HE:EW.5901


Institution:
NMI


Date:
1920


Creator:
O'Neill, Sean


Place of production:
Ballykinlar Internment Camp


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