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New Year's Day in Dutch Guyana (Der Neujahrstag in holländisch Guyana)
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ARTIST:
Théodore Bray (Belgium, 1818-1887) (drawing)
TITLE OF WORK:
New Year's Day in Dutch Guyana (Der Neujahrstag in holländisch Guyana)
TYPE OF WORK:
Print, woodcut
DATE:
1859
DIMENSIONS: 17.2 x 32.2 cm
COMMENTS: The scene takes place in Suriname. They dance the "bagna"; this dance lasts generally for eight days, starting at 8 hours in the morning till noon and from 4 o'clock in the afternoon till midnight. Th
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
Dutch Guyana, Suriname, Holland, Guianas
DANCE FORM:
traditional
KEYWORDS:
Black, slave
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