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    Le Code Noir

    Printed by
    Prault, Pierre, French
    Date
    1767
    Medium
    ink , paper , cardboard , leather
    Dimensions
    closed: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (12.4 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
    open: 4 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.4 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
    Description
    Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
    Place collected
    New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Place depicted
    Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Colonialism
    French colonialism
    Law
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.67
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5adcc64ec-c10a-49e7-a90a-587a63406e3e
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    Virginia Herald Vol. XVIII No. 1386

    Published by
    The Virginia Herald, American, 1787 - 1876
    Date
    November 30, 1804
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W (page): 17 x 10 1/2 in. (43.2 x 26.7 cm)
    Description
    Two newspaper pages including a front page. The newspaper is discolored, some damage at edges and other losses. Content includes news from Virginia, the United States, and the world, including reports of the French in Louisiana and notice of a French ban on printed news of any sort allowed into colony of Guadaloupe. Advertisements includes notices for sales of enslaved persons, skilled enslaved persons being hired out by their owners, and rewards for the capture and return of fugitive enslaved persons.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    France, Europe
    Place printed
    Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Advertising
    Colonialism
    Domestic slave trade
    French colonialism
    Fugitive enslaved
    Mass media
    Self-liberation
    Slave hire system
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1783-1815
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2011.51.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa9e35de-2abf-41ef-8dd5-f581d4363293
  • Red, yellow, blue, and white Madras headdress

    Created by
    DODY, Guadeloupean, founded 1973
    Date
    2015
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    cotton, paper, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 9 1/2 × 10 × 10 1/2 in. (24.1 × 25.4 × 26.7 cm)
    Description
    A plaid headdress formed into a traditional Guadeloupian style. The red, blue, yellow, and white woven Madras style plaid cotton is formed and heat-set into a fixed structure with a portion rolled and gathered to fit over the crown of the head like a cap, and a decorative accordion-pleated fan reaching from ear to ear over the top of the head. The cap has a layer of medium-weight paper between the facing and lining Madras fabric to provide extra support. The raw edges of the fabric are hot-glued on the interior of the cap. A knot at the center back cap portion is also hot-glued, as is the back edge of the knot at the base of the fan. A manufacturer's tag reading "DODY" in white on a plaid ground is attached with a plastic tag to the proper left side of the fan near the cap.
    Place made
    Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Type
    headdresses
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joanne Hyppolite
    Object number
    2015.153
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d15d472c-4cac-40cb-a2da-8351b868a20f
  • Pair of tété négresse style gold earrings with yellow stones

    Created by
    Louis Fritz, Guadeloupean, founded 1982
    Date
    1990s
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (each): 1 3/8 × 1 × 7/8 in. (3.5 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
    Description
    A pair of tété négresse style gold-colored earrings with fish hook clasps. Each earring is formed with four (4) consecutive circular layers that form a convex shape with the innermost layer being the pinnacle. This center layer is made from a single gold-colored metal bead that has a raised center nipple surrounded by a rounded cone with engraved stripes. The center bead is soldered to a second layer of five (5) gold-colored metal flower beads that have hollow centers with a single stamen protruding from the center. The layer is in turn soldered to the third layer, comprised of nine (9) of these same flower beads. The third layer is soldered to the fourth and outermost layer made from a ring of gold-colored metal resembling a ball chain, but with the back of this piece being flat. There is one rounded ball section protruding from the outermost layer with the looped portion of the clasp extending from it and attaching to a hook at the bottom center back.
    Place made
    Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    earrings
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Beauty culture
    Clothing and dress
    Design
    Fashion
    Ornamentation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.32ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f02f6a08-7481-426c-9645-4e855f6606ab
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