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Indian painting, women washing

Indian painting, women washing

Description:

Indian painting of women washing, with white turban cloths laid out in the sun to dry.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Object ID:LN 1994-033

Indian painting, showing Gujarati women

Indian painting, showing Gujarati women

Description:

Indian painting, showing Gujarati women, they are wearing bandhani spotted fabric.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Object ID:1983.04.02

Map of the Americas

Map of the Americas

Description:

Map of the Americas. From an Atlas, by J Danckerts (c. 1690)

With thanks to the Moravian Church in Great Britain and Ireland, who own this item.

Date: c. 1690

Copyright: Copyright Bristol University

Advert, runaway slave from St Kitts

Advertisement for a runaway slave from St Kitts

Description:

Advertisement from Felix Farley’s Bristol Journa, runaway slave from St Kitts.

Creator: Felix Farley's Bristol Journal

Date: 23rd January 1762

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Trelawney Town

Trelawney Town, settlement for runaway slaves

Description:

Trelawney Town, settlement for runaway slaves in Jamaica,1800, from The History…of the British Colonies in the West Indies, by Brian Edwards. Trelawney Town was the largest of the Maroon settlements in Jamaica. The Maroons were escaped slaves, who ran away from their Spanish-owned plantations when the British took Jamaica from Spain in 1655. They fought against recapture for many years.

Creator: Brian Edwards

Date: 1800

Copyright: Copyright Bristol University

Neckring and chain

Neckring and chain, Jamaica

Description:

Neckring and chain from Jamaica.These chains are linked with William Knibb, Baptist missionary and campaigner for freedom for the slaves.

Contributed by the Baptist Union of GB

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Yoruba divination bowl

Divination bowl from Yoruba, South West Nigeria

Description:

Divination bowl from the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria.

Creator: Yoruba

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:E 1489

Vodou drum

Drum from Santo Domingo, Haiti

Description:

Vodou drum from Santo Domingo, Haiti, in the Caribbean. This type of drum was ued in vodou ceremonies in Haiti. The vodou religion incorporates African beliefs with Roman Catholic ones.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:Ea 7193

List of slaves on Spring Plantation, 1785

Description:

List of slaves on Spring Plantation, 1785

Creator: Spring Plantation

Date: 1785

Copyright: Copyright BCC Record Office

List of slaves on Spring Plantation 1762

List of slaves on Spring Plantation

Description:

List of slaves on Spring Plantation 1762

Creator: Spring Plantation

Date: 1762

Copyright: Copyright BCC Record Office

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