African slave craftsmen and single-hole bone discs from Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts, West Indies

Author

Klippel, Walter E.; Schroedl, Gerald F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Post-medieval archaeology. 1999, Vol. 33, 222-232, 6 ill.

ISSN

0079-4236

Abstract (en)

Recent excavations in African slave contexts at Brimstone Hill have produced well preserved animal bones. Slave craftsmen appear to have manufactured numerous single-hole bone discs that probably served as cores for cloth covered buttons. Bones from sea turtle carapaces and cattle ribs and scapulae were utilized in button core production.

Subject (en)

• Africans
• Slaves [chattel]
• Artisans
• Brimstone Hill Fortress!!Saint Kitts (KNA)
• Archaeological finds
• Bone
• Buttons
• 1600-1900
• Decorative arts
• Costume

Subject (fr)

• Africains
• Esclaves
• Artisans
• Brimstone Hill Fortress!!Saint Kitts (KNA)
• Trouvaille
• Os
• Bouton
• 1600-1900
• Arts décoratifs
• Costume

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20010101-00147131

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