WW1 Knockaloe Internment Camp Isle Of Man Prisoner Of War Ox Cattle Carving

For sale is a WW1 Knockaloe Internment Camp Isle Of Man Prisoner Of War Ox Cattle Carving.

Please note there is only one carving the first photograph shows front and back view. This carving has beautiful carved flowers to the front and I.O.M for Isle of Man to the back. 

Knockaloe Internment Camp was a WWI internment camp on the Isle of Man, at Knockaloe Farm in the parish of Patrick, near Peel, which housed 23,000 prisoners-of-war and 3,000 guards between 1914 and 1919. It was served by the Knockaloe railway station and branch line.

This is a German prisoner of war carved ox bone spill vase dating to WW1. German and Italian prisoners interned in POW camps in Britain were permitted to make artistic pieces which they could then trade with guards or visitors for money or food. They used any materials that were available to them in the camps. These pieces. made from discarded animal bones, are distinctly Germanic and examples were produced at many of the POW camps around Britain at the time.

This is in mostly good condition, a chip to the base can be seen in the photos for more details. This measures 18.7cm length x 5.8cm diameter. 

These will be sent via Royal Mail tracked 24 and dispatched within two working days.