21 Agostino Brunias, A Leeward Islands Carib Family outside a Hut, oil on...

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Description: A Leeward Islands Carib Family outside a Hut

TitleA Leeward Islands Carib Family outside a Hut

Creator nameBrunias, Agostino

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1780

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:588

Accession numberB1981.25.78

SubjectsFamilies in artIndians of the West IndiesEthnic costumeWest Indies, British

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PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.37-69

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Chapter subject tags:Slavery--West IndiesColonialism--Caribbean Area--HistorySlavery--Caribbean Area--HistoryWest Indies, British--HistoryBrunias, AgostinoBlack people in art--Caribbean AreaRacially mixed people in art--Caribbean AreaIndigenous peoples in art--Caribbean AreaFood--Caribbean Area--HistorySugarcane industry--Caribbean Area--HistoryMarkets--Caribbean AreaWomen and gender--Caribbean Area--HistoryCasta painting

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