{"title":"NEW! Christmas Ba game collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ba is a famous Orkney game rather like rugby which is played through the streets of Kirkwall on Christmas day and New Years day. It consists of two teams, The Uppies and The Doonies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"small-ceramic-tile-christmas-ba-2025","title":"Small ceramic tile\/Christmas Ba 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eA glossy ceramic tile printed with an image by Orkney artist Jane Glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Christmas day and New Years day a wild game of mens rugby called 'The Ba game' is played along the streets of Kirkwall. The game consists of two sides, The Uppies and The Doonies who form a 'pack' with the aim of securing the leather ball or Ba to each teams winning point at either end of the Kirkwall main streets. This mixed media image was created with a mixture of newspaper collage and watercolours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tile is 105X105mm square and 6mm deep with a glossy waterproof surface. It is printed with an image by using a heat press and sublimation process here at my studio. The tile is gift boxed in a white eco friendly box with sliding lid size 135X135mm square and 15mm deep. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"www.janeglue.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62587775058307,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0317\/6854\/3364\/files\/1.bainbox.jpg?v=1788987608"},{"product_id":"products-2026-11-01-15-25-26-christmas-ba-2025","title":"NEW! Limited edition print\/Christmas Ba 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eA limited edition print from a mixed media painting by Orkney artist Jane Glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrkneys unique Ba game consists of a Boys and a Mens Ba game both played twice a year on Christmas day and New Years day throughout the streets of Orkneys main town, Kirkwall. There are two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies. The game is sort of like a rough game of rugby with relatively little rules. All shop and house windows and doors which are likely to be on the route are barricaded ahead of the game as there can be many hundred participants  and the weight of bodies can easily do some damage. The Ba itself is a round handmade leather ball stuffed with cork(as you can see in my picture) the winner of each game gets to keep the Ba itself although the winner is only chosen once the Doonies reach the pier head or alternatively the Uppies touch the wall above the Catholic church in Junction rd. The game can last as long as 6-8 hrs and is not for the faint hearted! Most people who live in Orkney think they are either a Doonie or an Uppie whether they play or not and allegiance often depends on how a previous family played although it can be how you entered Orkney for the first time, either by plane(Uppie) or by boat(Doonie).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This painting was created with a mixture of collage(made from our local Orcadian newspaper) and watercolours. This view of the game is in Broad st outside The Virgin bank and shows the 'pack' consisting of both sides struggling to grab the Ba in the hope of smuggling it away in either direction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll prints are presented on Fuji Matt C-type paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30×21cm, 12×8\", fine art print, edition of 100\u003cbr\u003e42×30cm, 17×12\", fine art print, edition of 50\u003cbr\u003e59×42cm, 23×17\", fine art print, edition of 25\u003cbr\u003e84×59cm, 33×23\", fine art print, edition of 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach print is digitally signed by the artist. Each artwork comes with an exclusive Certificate of Authenticity (COA), containing signature and edition number. 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