Cossack Mamay T-Shirt | The Cossack Warrior of Ukrainian Folk Art

Cossack Mamay is one of the most beloved figures of Ukrainian folk art. In the 18th and 19th centuries, painted images of him hung in homes across Ukraine: a Zaporozhian Cossack with a shaved head and a long forelock, a drooping mustache and a saber, often playing the kobza with his loyal horse nearby. The Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Sich, beyond the rapids of the Dnipro, were free warriors who defended the steppe frontier for centuries, and Mamay became the image of their courage and good humor.

This design brings him into the present. Bare-chested in red trousers, saber at his hip, he rears up on a black horse above a burning field and raises his fist to a storm-dark sky, where a small drone streaks upward on a trail of light. The colors are blue and yellow, and the defender's spirit is the same.

Choose your shirt

• Heavyweight: Comfort Colors 1717, 6.1 oz (206 g/m²) ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed for a soft, lived-in feel. Relaxed unisex fit; size down for a closer fit.
• Classic: Gildan 5000, 5.3 oz (180 g/m²) 100% cotton. Regular unisex fit. The same print, for less.

Printed to order: in the EU (Riga) for European orders, in the US for American ones.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.