Thatched Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1898

Closely resembles one type of house found during the later decades of the slavery period; thatching was cane trash. See J. S. Handler and S. Bergman, Vernacular Houses and Domestic Material Culture on Barbados Sugar Plantations, 1650-1838. Jl of Caribbean History 43 (2009) : 1-36.

Image Title

Thatched Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1898

RegID

SI-OB-507

Date

1898

Title

Thatched Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1898

Source

Robert T. Hill, Cuba and Porto Rico (New York, 1898), facing facing p. 394

Language

English

Item sets

Plantation Scenes, Slave Settlements & Houses

Reproduced In

Robert T. Hill, Cuba and Porto Rico (New York, 1898), facing facing p. 394

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy; Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Last Updated

11-May-17

Identifier

NW0024