Esclaves allant au Dou
"Slaves Going to the Dou" (caption translation). This engraving shows an annual festival, called Dou, which usually occurred around New Year's. Benoit described how "five women dressed in their most beautiful holiday finery" (p. 27). Pierre Jacques Benoit (1782-1854) was a Belgian artist, who visited the Dutch colony of Suriname on his own initiative for several months in 1831. He stayed in Paramaribo, but visited plantations, maroon communities and indigenous villages inland. See image BEN13.
Image Title
Esclaves allant au Dou
RegID
SI-OB-958
Date
1831
Title
Esclaves allant au Dou
Source
"Figure 40" in Pierre Jacques Benoit, Voyage à Surinam; description des possessions néerlandaises dans la Guyane (Bruxelles: Société des Beaux-Arts de Wasme et Laurent, 1839).
Language
French
Item sets
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Suriname--Paramaribo
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
3-May-12; 6-Sep-19
Identifier
BEN8b