Musical Instruments, Surinam, 1770s
Caption: Musical Instruments of the African Negroes, shows various percussion (e.g., drums), string, and wind instruments. These instruments of sound, Stedman wrote, are not a little [in]genious, all are made by themselves, and he provides a detailed description of the items shown in the illustration. This and other engravings are found in the autobiographical narrative of Stedman, a young Dutchman who joined a military force against rebellions of the enslaved in the Dutch colony. The engravings are based on StedmanÃs own drawings and were done by professional engravers. For the definitive modern edition of the original 1790 Stedman manuscript, which includes this and other illustrations see Richard and Sally Price, eds. Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988).
Image Title
Musical Instruments, Surinam, 1770s
RegID
SI-OB-273
Date
1770-1780
Title
Musical Instruments, Surinam, 1770s
Source
John Gabriel Stedman, Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam . . . from the year 1772, to 1777 (London, 1796).
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Suriname
Reproduced In
John Gabriel Stedman, Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam . . . from the year 1772, to 1777 (London, 1796).
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
13-Nov-13
Identifier
mariners04