Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library and Museum Collections Description An account of the resource Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource <a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1">Museum and Library Collections</a> (drawn from <a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Public Library of America</a>). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at <a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org">collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org</a> for more information about participating. <br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1 Still Image Upload at least one image that shows the object in its entirety along with detail views as desired. • Jpeg format • At least 3 MP in size • 300 ppi • Images produced with digital camera to highest quality setting (e.g. superfine, best) are usually acceptable. • Users who want to contribute video or audio files please contact info@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Knitted Hat, Tam Description An account of the resource A black, green, yellow and red knitted hat with a small black brim. Referred to as a tam, 'cover' or 'crown' in Rastafari culture, the hat is knitted in such a way as to expand to accommodate the varying size and mass of dreadlocks that would be coiled around the male wearer's head or simply pushed into the tam by the wearer. The design and colors of the tam are expressly intended represent the tri-colors of the Ethiopian flag (green on top, yellow center, red on bottom). Woven into both sides of the hat is a profile image of Emperor Haile Selassie I wearing his field marshall military cap. For the Rastafari, the image is iconic, representing the Emperor's ultimate triumph over the fascist Italian forces of Mussolini that invaded and occupied Ethiopia, 1935-41. Even in such rudimentary outline the Rastafari recognize the image and its significance. Tams such as this one are typically worn by male Rastafari in public space outside their yards and/or places of abode. The colors and imagery of the tam are intended to announce the identity of the wearer as a Rastafari. These covers also serve as a form of physical and spiritual hygiene, protecting a male's 'covenant' (i.e., his dreadlocks) with the Godhead from of the various ambient polluting influences of the local 'Babylon,' (i.e., the hegemonic Eurocentric society). In contexts of worship and ritual, males typically remove their tams, allowing their dreadlocks to 'fly' and act as spiritual 'magnets' or 'antennae' to facilitate communication with the Godhead. Hat was collected by John "Jake" Homiak from Rastafari Elder, Shephan Fraser (aka Bongo Shephan), Sabbath Priest for the Nyahbinghi tabernacle in Scotts Pass, Jamaica. Collected at the residence of the priest in Cypress Hall, St. Andrew, Jamaica. It was one of a number of 'tams' (knitted hats) in his possession that had been made by Ras Ivi Tafari (aka Donovan Wright), a well-known Rastafari knitter who markets his craft internationally. Tam had only been worn a few times and was not previously owned by anyone other than Bongo Shephan Fraser. 19 Jan 2022 1 Subject The topic of the resource Anthropology Ethnology Jake Homiak Jamaicans Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jake Homiak References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=nmnhanthropology_12386558&amp;repo=DPLA Relation A related resource thumb:001:https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/media/?irn=13141348&amp;thumb=yes full:001:https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/media/?irn=13141348&amp;thumb=yes linkto:001:http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=nmnhanthropology_12386558&amp;repo=DPLA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution