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Shirt

1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Short-sleeved Hawaiian shirt of black synthetic fibre, printed with design showing surfers, men spear-fishing, people in boats, and tropical islands. White plastic buttons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed synthetic fibre
Brief description
Shirt, hawaiian, black, printed synthetic fibre with boats and islands, Champion, Hawaii, 1940s
Physical description
Short-sleeved Hawaiian shirt of black synthetic fibre, printed with design showing surfers, men spear-fishing, people in boats, and tropical islands. White plastic buttons.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 0.32kg
  • Armpit to armpit width: 54cm
  • Collar to hem length: 75cm (maximum)
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Hand washable / M / 15-151/2' (On label inside collar)
  • 'DUKE / CHAMPION / KAHANAMOKU' ('CHAMPION' / 'DUKE KAHANAMOKU') (Cresting and annotating manufacturer's red, white and blue quartered shield logo. On woven manufacturer's label inside collar.)
Credit line
Given by John Allison
Object history
Registered File number 1995/403, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Not described in the exhibition publication.
Collection
Accession number
T.205-1995

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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