Textile Item Number: 2970/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Malawian chitenga cloth, commemorating Malawian independence. The repeating pattern shows a banner at top and bottom saying “BEST OF LUCK”, images of the first president Hastings Banda with the words “OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT”, a rooster, and the rising sun behind the outline of Malawi with the words “6th July 1960” and “REPUBLIC OF MALAWI”.
History Of Use
Chitenge cloth, traditionally worn like a sarong or used as a carrying cloth for a baby.
Iconographic Meaning
Commemorates Malawian independence and the dawn of the new republic. Malawi became a fully independent member of the British Commonwealth on 6 July 1964. In 1966 Malawi adopted a republican constitution and elected the first president, Hastings Banda.
Narrative
Collected by the donor in the town of Limbe, in the Blantyre district, in 1966.
Item History
- Made in Malawi during 1960
- Collected in Blantyre, Malawi during 1966
- Owned by Jean Lubin before August 29, 2012
- Received from Jean Lubin (Donor) on August 29, 2012
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 2970/1
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 116.5 cm, width 132.0 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Malawian
- Previous Owner
- Jean Lubin
- Received from
- Jean Lubin (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Malawi
- Collected in
- Blantyre, Malawi
When
- Creation Date
- during 1960
- Collection Date
- during 1966
- Ownership Date
- before August 29, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on August 29, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2970/0001