T-shirt with image of Haile Selassie
Object
T shirt
Production date
2011
Object number
2011.7
Physical Description
Black Child's t-shirt with Haile Selassie, Ethiopian flag and Lion of Judah.
Associated Person
Selassie, Haile (His Imperial Majesty ) (Subject of)
Associated Place
Ridley Road market (Place)
Material
Cotton
Exhibition Label
From 'Hackney's Got Style: Celebrating the History and Impact of African and Caribbean Fashion & Hair'
Rastafarianism is an Africa-centered religion that developed in the 1930s in Jamaica, following the crowning of Haile Selassie as King of Ethiopia.
These items, from Ridley Road Market, represent several key parts of Rasta symbolism.The colours reference the Ethiopian flag and the t-shirt depicts Haile Selassie and the Lion of Judah. Haile Selassie is regarded by Rastafarians as the Messiah Jah Rastafari.
Rastafarianism is an Africa-centered religion that developed in the 1930s in Jamaica, following the crowning of Haile Selassie as King of Ethiopia.
These items, from Ridley Road Market, represent several key parts of Rasta symbolism.The colours reference the Ethiopian flag and the t-shirt depicts Haile Selassie and the Lion of Judah. Haile Selassie is regarded by Rastafarians as the Messiah Jah Rastafari.
On display?
No
Inscription
HIM Haile Selasie