Title

A woman wearing a folk costume

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

A woman wearing a folk costume while standing in front of an Acalypha hispida (chenille plant). Her costume is a long dress with long sleeves which stop at her wrists, while a scarf with a hibiscus print covers her hair. In the background is a wooden two story building. The Jamaican national costume for women is a long layered skirt, headdress, and a ruffled blouse. Slide labeled Jam. girl in Kingston.

Keywords

Women; Clothing; Ethnic costume; Plants; Euphorbiaceous; Jamaica; Kingston; Buildings, structures, etc

Subject

Women, Black -- Clothing -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Ethnic costume -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Plants, Flowering of -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Euphorbiaceae -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Kingston (Jamaica) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Format

image/jpeg

Size Original

35 mm

Coverage-Temporal

Jamaica -- Caribbean region

Identifier

DP0003467

Identifier (Genre)

Transparencies

Rights

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 and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576

Recommended Citation

"A woman wearing a folk costume" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 13.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/13