Concrete Pylon and Sword Motif,at the Concentration Camp, Garden of Remembrance, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. Concrete Pylon and sword motif represents struggle, violence and destruction .The fifteen depressions and seventeen blocks represent the 32 months of war and confined to the camp for 17 months.Triangular in shape to represent tent life in confinement.South African War ( Anglo-Boer War) Aliwal North concentration camp memorial , Eastern Cape, . Concentration Camp operated from January 1901, Inmates mainly from Rouxville, Zastron and Smithfield. Camp officially closed on 28. 11.1902
Authors
- Country
- south africa
- Credit Notice
- Sue Kramer / Independent Photographers / african.pictures
- Date published
- 17-06-2010
- External ID 1
- APN566427
- Image Number
- APN566427
- Province or State
- eastern cape
- Published in
- aliwal north