T-shirt Item Number: 3483/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large, light blue t-shirt with printed design on front, and text on the back and sleeves. Design is made up of text, in Bislama, forming a dark green plastic bag. Text translates to “No plastic bags, please!”. Extending from the top of the bag is a long, knotted strap. Small tassels protrude from the bottom corners. Logos for the Vanuatu Climate Action Network and the Oxfam charity organization are printed on the sleeves in black. Across the back of the t-shirt there is dark green text, in Bislama, asking individuals to sign an online petition.
Narrative
Three t-shirts (3483/4-6) with environmental messaging, collected by Mayer in Vanuatu at an artists’ centre in 2019. Vanuatu was one of the first Pacific Island countries to ban plastic bags.
Item History
- Made in Vanuatu during 2019
- Owned by Carol E. Mayer before January 20, 2021
- Received from Carol E. Mayer (Donor) on January 20, 2021
What
- Name
- T-shirt
- Identification Number
- 3483/6
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic dye and plastic ink ?
- Overall
- height 75.3 cm, width 92.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Previous Owner
- Carol E. Mayer
- Received from
- Carol E. Mayer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vanuatu
When
- Creation Date
- during 2019
- Ownership Date
- before January 20, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on January 20, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3483/0006