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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
In this picture, an older woman is wearing a black dress and hat as a sign of mourning. In the background is a wooden hut. 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 in mourning.
Keywords
Clothing; Customs; Huts; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Mourning customs; Social life; Women, Black
Subject
Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs; Women, Black -- Clothing -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Maroons -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Huts -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Mourning customs -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
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 black mourning dress in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 135.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/135
Keywords
Clothing; Customs; Huts; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Mourning customs; Social life; Women, Black