Tête de Maure
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Tête de Maure is a heraldic emblem depicting a stylized Moor’s head, most famously used as a symbol on the flag and coat of arms of Corsica and Sardinia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Moors heads | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic charge
ⓘ
symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Moor's head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flag of the Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Corsica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | white ⓘ |
| category | ethnic head in heraldry ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| controversialAs | racially sensitive symbol ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
European heraldry
ⓘ
Mediterranean history ⓘ |
| depicts | Moor ⓘ |
| designElement | strong contrast of black and white ⓘ |
| field | heraldry ⓘ |
| hasPart | stylized human head ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Four Moors of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headbandColor | white ⓘ |
| historicalUse | medieval heraldry ⓘ |
| iconographicType | head couped ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval conflicts with Muslim powers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Head of Moor ⓘ |
| orientation | profile ⓘ |
| positionOnFlag |
center of Corsican flag
ⓘ
each quarter of Sardinian flag ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
Blackamoor in heraldry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saracen's head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Moor's head (heraldry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirectionOnCorsicanFlag | facing left ⓘ |
| scriptDirectionOnSardinianFlag | facing right in modern design ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Corsican identity
ⓘ
Mediterranean heritage ⓘ Sardinian identity ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Corsican nationalist movements
ⓘ
French heraldry NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian heraldry ⓘ |
| usedOn |
coat of arms of Corsica
ⓘ
coat of arms of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ flag of Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ flag of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 13th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
bandaged forehead
ⓘ
blindfold in some historical versions ⓘ frontal headband in modern Corsican version ⓘ |
| wears | headband ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Four Moors heads