Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Textile
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'Collection of arpillera style figures', by pupils from four primary schools in Derry. (Photo: Tony Boyle)
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| Title of Textile: | Collection of arpillera style figures |
| Maker: | Children from five local primary schools in Derry/Londonderry |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2015 |
| Size (cm): | 135cm x 190cm |
| Materials: | Scraps of material sewn onto a fabric backing |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | This collection of arpillera style figures was made by pupils from a number of schools who participated in the Arpillera Journeys exhibition school programme, Spring 2015:
The following schools took part:
Chapel Road Primary School
Mullabuoy Primary School
St Oliver Plunkett Primary School
St Columbas Primary School Newbuildings
Culmore Primary School
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| Owner: | Conflict Textiles collection. Provenance |
| Location: | Tower Museum, Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Tony Boyle |
| Provenance: | Produced in Conflict Textile facilitated workshops as part of Arpillera Journeys exhibition (HM0724) |
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