t-shirt BM-2013-2027.1

Period:Unknown Production date:early 21stC (before 2006)
Materials:cotton, synthetic,
Technique:machine-made, printed,
Subjects:flag/pennant
Dimensions:Length: 73 centimetres Width: 90 centimetres (arm to arm)

Description:
Black t-shirt made of cotton, screen-printed with synthetic material. Writing on the front and reverse, medium size. On the front, the background of the t-shirt shows the Aboriginal flag (two horizontal lines, one black and one red) with a yellow circle inside. Writing on the front reads, lutruwita, Tasmania has a black history. On the reverse is written Land Rights, Treaty, Stolen Generation, Compensation, Justice.
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Comments:It is unknown whether the design on the t-shirt was screen-printed in China (where the t-shirt was made) or in Hobart, Tasmania.The Aboriginal flag was created as a symbol of unity and national identity for Aboriginal people during the land rights movement of the early 1970s. The black represents the Aboriginal people of Australia, the red represents the earth and the spiritual relation to the land and the yellow represents the sun, the giver of life and protector.’lutruwita’ is the Aboriginal name for Tasmania.