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Mexican stripe t-shirt with beanie dude placement print

FUNK ESSENTIALS, Melbourne (fashion house), Sara THORN (designer), Bruce SLORACH (designer)
Mexican stripe t-shirt with beanie dude placement print
 1992

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
76.5 cm (centre back) 22.5 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1997

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside centre back, woven in white and black on red polyester: FUNK inc / funkessentials

Accession Number
1997.32

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Cotton t-shirt in multi-colour jacquard knit stripes of irregular widths, with a plain black neck band. The front is printed with a design depicting a figure wearing a beanie hat bearing the letter 'F' on a background of radiating ovals. Cloth label 'Funk Inc Funk essentials' sewn to bottom right hand corner. Back is printed with 'Funk Essentials' in black Gothic style lettering.

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