Moor's head

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emblem heraldic charge

Moor's head is a heraldic emblem depicting a black African head, famously used on the flag and coat of arms of Corsica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emblem ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maure ⓘ
Moor's head of Corsica ⓘ
associatedWith Corsica ⓘ
category ethnic heraldry ⓘ
symbol of Corsica ⓘ
depicts black African head ⓘ
foundIn European heraldry ⓘ
European heraldry ⓘ
surface form: Italian heraldry

Sardinian heraldry ⓘ
hasColor black ⓘ
hasCulturalContext European colonial history ⓘ
Mediterranean history ⓘ
hasElement blindfold (historical variants) ⓘ
head in profile ⓘ
headband ⓘ
hasOrientation left-facing (historical variants) ⓘ
right-facing (modern Corsican version) ⓘ
relatedTo Four Moors (Quattro Mori) of Sardinia ⓘ
Moor of Freising ⓘ
subjectOf debates about racial imagery in heraldry ⓘ
symbolizes Corsican identity ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
usedBy Corsica ⓘ
surface form: Territorial Collectivity of Corsica
usedIn heraldry ⓘ
usedOn coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
flag of Corsica ⓘ
usedSince at least 18th century (Corsica) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corsica → symbol → Moor's head ⓘ