Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
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'Ballykelly Bombing', by Justene Archer. (Photo: Deborah Stockdale)
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| Title of Textile: | Ballykelly Bombing |
| Maker: | Justene Archer, Focus on Families, Ballysally, Coleraine |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2013 |
| Size (cm): | 30cm x 50cm |
| Materials: | A mixture of natural and man made fabrics on a natural fabric backing |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | Here, Justene portrays the aftermath of the bomb at the Droppin' Well Bar and Disco in Ballykelly, County Derry, Monday, 6th December, 1982, planted by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). A total of 17 people were killed, 11 British soldiers and 6 civilians.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch82.htm
This arpillera was sewn by a participant of one of the workshops that took place as part of the associated activities during the exhibition Stitching and Unstitching the Troubles I and II, 2012/2013. |
| Owner: | Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Collection |
| Location: | Coleraine Museum, Northern Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Deborah Stockdale |
| Provenance: | Produced in Conflict Textile facilitated workshops, as part of "Stitching and Unstitching The Troubles" phase 1 & 2, 2012/2013. (HM0724) |
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