Name/TitleFlag of Jamaica
About this objectSmall paper flag of Jamaica (attached to a hollow plastic pole) from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Date Made2014
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic
Organic, paper
MeasurementsH: 305 x W: 150 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsCommonwealth Games
Subject and Association Keywordssports
Subject and Association Keywordscolonisation, colonialism, colonial legacy
Subject and Association Keywordsslavery, slave trade
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a donation of material from Samantha Coulter, a 2014 Commonwealth Games volunteer performer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Commonwealth_Games:
The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica:
Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their descendants. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British began using Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Jamaica:
The flag of Jamaica was adopted on 6 August 1962 (Jamaican Independence Day), the country having gained independence from the British-protected Federation of the West Indies. The flag consists of a gold saltire, which divides the flag into four sections: two of them green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist and fly). It is currently the only national flag that does not contain a shade of the colours red, white, or blue.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeFlag
Object numberGWL-2015-63-5
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