Daily Life Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Daily Life Collection
Description
Collection contains artworks and objects that pertain to daily life in Haiti.
Identifier
HC2200
Collection Items
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Painting of a village in the forest. There are two huts in the background. There are people walking and working outside.
Independence Day
Watercolor painting of a pot of soup joumou on the stovetop. Cut squash is on the counter.
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Painting of a woman cleaning clothes on a rock on the water. There is a hut in the background.
Soup Joumou
Soup joumou, 'pumpkin soup' is made of the bright yellow ingredients of squash, pumpkin, vegetables, and meat. Before Haiti's independence , the soup joumou was off-limits to Black slaves. Once the Haitian people gained emancipatioon, the soup was…
[Untitled]
Soup joumou, 'pumpkin soup' is made of the bright yellow ingredients of squash, pumpkin, vegetables, and meat. Before Haiti's independence , the soup joumou was off-limits to Black slaves. Once the Haitian people gained emancipatin, the soup was…