Enslaved Musicians and Dancers, Barbados, 1807-08
Detail from engraving shown in image reference Waller-1 which gives more information on the source. This detail shows dancers and musicians with the rattle and drum; clapping was also a form of instrumentation. For a discussion of the musical life of the enslaved in Barbados, see J. S. Handler and C. J. Frisbie, Aspects of Slave Life in Barbados: Music and its Cultural Context, Caribbean Studies (Vol. 11, 1972), pp. 5-46.
Image Title
Enslaved Musicians and Dancers, Barbados, 1807-08
RegID
SI-OB-286
Date
1807-1808
Title
Enslaved Musicians and Dancers, Barbados, 1807-08
Source
John A. Waller, A Voyage in the West Indies (London, 1820), facing p. 20.
Language
English
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--Barbados
Reproduced In
John A. Waller, A Voyage in the West Indies (London, 1820), facing p. 20.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
18-Jun-16
Identifier
NW0014