T-shirt Item Number: 3483/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Yellow t-shirt with identical printed design on left breast and back. Design is of a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. Their left hand is covering their face, right is resting against their leg and gesturing to a red plate with a vatu banknote on it. Large red text, in Bislama, is printed to the figure’s right. On the front, the text translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”. On the back, the text translates to: “Selling land? Think carefully about it…”. Black text underneath the figure, spanning the entire bottom half of the t-shirt, translates to: “Are you able to eat money?!”.
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
- 3483/4
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic dye and plastic ink ?
- Overall
- height 52.8 cm, width 57.2 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
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3483/0004