03703nam 2200697 450 991081288490332120201023111955.01-4742-8533-31-4725-6932-61-4725-6931-810.5040/9781474285339(CKB)3710000000726342(EBL)4542873(OCoLC)951977324(SSID)ssj0001677619(PQKBManifestationID)16488550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001677619(PQKBWorkID)14958400(PQKB)11200591(MiAaPQ)EBC4542873(OCoLC)1201426283(CaBNVSL)mat74285339(CaBNVSL)9781474285339(EXLCZ)99371000000072634220201023d2020 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican lace-bark in the Caribbean the construction of race, class and gender /Steeve O. BuckridgeLondon, England :Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc,2020.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,20201 online resource (217 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-350-05850-5 1-4725-6930-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Pre-history to early slave trade : "people of the forest" -- Plantation Jamaica : "controlling the silver" -- Victorian Jamaica : "fancy fans and doilies".In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to maintain vital links to their traditions and culture, slaves retained certain customs and nurtured them in the Caribbean. The creation of lace-bark cloth from the lagetta tree was a practice that enabled slave women to fashion their own clothing, an exercise that was both a necessity, as clothing provisions for slaves were poor, and empowering, as it allowed women who participated in the industry to achieve some financial independence. This is the first book on the subject and, through close collaboration with experts in the field including Maroon descendants, scientists and conservationists, it offers a pioneering perspective on the material culture of Caribbean slaves, bringing into focus the dynamics of race, class and gender. Focusing on the time period from the 1660s to the 1920s, it examines how the industry developed, the types of clothes made, and the people who wore them. The study asks crucial questions about the social roles that bark cloth production played in the plantation economy and colonial society, and in particular explores the relationship between bark cloth production and identity amongst slave women.TapaSocial aspectsCaribbean AreaWomen slavesClothingCaribbean AreaBlacksClothingCaribbean AreaBlacksMaterial cultureCaribbean AreaClothing and dressCaribbean AreaHistoryTextile design & theorybicsscTapaSocial aspectsWomen slavesClothingBlacksClothingBlacksMaterial cultureClothing and dressHistory.Textile design & theory391/.208625098611Buckridge Steeve O.1714786DLCCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910812884903321African lace-bark in the Caribbean4108902UNINA