Photograph of unidentified woman wearing French Antillean dress, 1860-1880
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Photograph of unidentified woman wearing French Antillean dress, 1860-1880
The colonial postcard, popular in the first two decades of the 20th century, came to represent both the technological triumphs of western photography - in printing and mass production - and the political triumphs of European conquest and expansion. These postcards also promoted tourism to the French Caribbean, painting the region as a safe, favorable, and exotic travel destination.The woman in this image wears a traditional chemise jupe, an informal bodice and skirt ensemble. Prior to Emancipation, enslaved women in the French Caribbean were subject to le code noir, which required them to wear a chemise jupe made up of a white blouse, two skirts, and silver jewelry. Following Emancipation, black women resisted these dress codes by donning elaborate five-piece formal douillettes that were previously forbidden
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