Moremi of Ile-Ife Liberator Tee
The Queen. Back: The Fire That Destroyed Them.
$40.00
This is a story you wear from both sides. The front honors Queen Moremi Ajasoro with a bold portrait featuring her coral beaded crown, cowrie shell braids, crossed flaming torches, and gold mandala halo in the OyaRoots Diaspora Queens tradition. Then turn around. The back tells what she did. A burning raffia costume engulfed in flames with the words "They were not spirits. They were men. And men burn." When the Ugbo raiders terrorized Ile-Ife for years, hiding behind raffia disguises and claiming to be spirits, Moremi let herself be captured, infiltrated the enemy kingdom, and uncovered the truth. She brought it home. The warriors lit their torches. And the "spirits" fell. Every time someone asks about the back of this shirt, you get to tell the story. Available in white and vintage white.
100% combed and ring-spun cotton
Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/y² (142 g/m²)
Relaxed fit
Pre-shrunk fabric
Side-seamed construction
Crew neck