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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
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.
Keywords
Clothing; Customs; Dwellings; 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; Dwellings -- 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 black in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 136.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/136
Keywords
Clothing; Customs; Dwellings; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Mourning customs; Social life; Women, Black