“African, Caribbean & Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7” Scarf
Date2018
Credit LineGift of Mercy Nleye-Ncube, London, Ontario, 2018
Object number2018.002.001
Label TextMercy Nleye-Ncube wore the scarf to mark February 7, 2018, the fourth annual African, Caribbean, and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The colours of the scarf reflect the cause. Fed for HIV/AIDS. Yellow, orange, green, brown and black are Rastafarian colours and symbolise an allegiance and identification with Ethiopia. The colours also therefore link to Caribbean culture. National flags are also an inspiration for the colours. The colours of the Jamaican flag, for example, have different meanings: Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; Gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources. The colours illustrate the motto: “The sun shineth, the land is green and the people are strong and creative.”
NameScarf
c. 1920
Stuart Kent Harper
2020