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- Permanent Link:
- http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00031035/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- A woman wearing black in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica
- Uniform Title:
- The Bryant Slides Collection
The Bryant Slides Collection, Jamaica
- Creator:
- Unknown ( Photographer )
- Publication Date:
- March, 1972
- Physical Description:
- 35 mm
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs
Women, Black -- Clothing -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
Maroons -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
Dwellings -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
Mourning customs -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
- Genre:
- Transparencies
- Spatial Coverage:
- Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Moore Town, Portland
Notes
- General Note:
- The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
- General Note:
- This older woman, pictured, is wearing a black dress and hat. In the background is a wooden house with a zinc roof. On the house's verandah are tables and chairs with pots and a cup. Inhabitants of Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica are descendants of Maroons, escaped slaves who were able to maintain some aspects of their African cultures. Slide labeled Jam. Moore Town.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Central Florida Libraries
- Holding Location:
- University of Central Florida
- Rights Management:
- All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
- Resource Identifier:
- CFM1972_01a ( Sheet 64: 16 )
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