Beni Amir (Unisex Tees)

Keenfolk

Beni Amir (Unisex Tees)

$30.00


This design is based on the iconic picture of the smiling Beni-Amir boy taken in 1965 by National Geography photographer James Blair in the Teseney region of Eritrea. The picture was later published as a poster and adorned the households of thousands of Eritreans back home and abroad. Speculations aside, no one really knows who this boy is but his radiant smile has become unmistakably symbolic: warm, welcoming and subtly defiant.

The mystery surrounding the Beni Amir has given rise to various speculations about his identity. What anyone for sure, however, is that he hails from the Beni Amir, the largest subgroup of the Tigre ethnic group. The name Beni Amir means "Sons of Amir"; named after the ancestor of the clan Amer Ibn Kunu,

The Fabric:
Thick + Soft + Structured & breathable. Unisex, garment dyed heavyweight tees.
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)
• Garment-dyed
• Relaxed fit
• 7/8″ double-needle topstitched collar
• Twill-taped neck and shoulders for extra durability
• Double-needle armhole, sleeve, and bottom hems
• Blank product sourced from Honduras

Size guide

  WIDTH (inches) LENGTH (inches) SLEEVE CENTER BACK (inches)
S 18 ¼ 26 ⅝ 16 ¼
M 20 ¼ 28 17 ¾
L 22 29 ⅜ 19
XL 24 30 ¾ 20 ½
2XL 26 31 ⅝ 21 ¾
  WIDTH (cm) LENGTH (cm) SLEEVE CENTER BACK (cm)
S 46.4 67.6 41.3
M 51.4 71.1 45
L 55.9 74.6 48.3
XL 61 78.1 52
2XL 66 80.3 55.3

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The Story

Home is more than a place. Sometimes it’s a face you remember, a word that welcomes you, or a line from a song that never really left.

Keenfolk brings those things into what we wear. Eritrean stories. Oakland energy. Music, language, and the people who stay with us.

So we imagined a different kind of shop: up on an Asmera rooftop, where the city is familiar, the air is easy, and the good stuff hangs out.

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