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Slave ceremony in Suriname
Slave ceremony in Suriname
Credit: Artist: Théodore Bray; Restoration: Lise Broer
A colored lithograph showing a funeral ceremony among enslaved people in Suriname in the mid-19th century. Attendees wear white as two men carry a wooden coffin. A small boy is blindfolded, which was a common practice during this time and place although the reason is unknown. Slavery was introduced with the English settlers in the 17th century and was not abolished until 200 years later.