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African Lace-bark in the Caribbean - The Construction of Race, Class, and Gender (Hardcover)
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African Lace-bark in the Caribbean - The Construction of Race, Class, and Gender (Hardcover)
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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.
Focussing 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.
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