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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