Hacienda Esclavista

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

One (1) cotton quilt tapestry, Hacienda Eslavista (Slave Plantation), crafted by Mujeres Tejedoras de Mampuján (The Weavers of Mampuján), circa 2006 to 2008. The tapestry is horizontally oriented, has a white cotton border, and is constructed of colorful pieces of cloth shaped and sewn together in a storytelling display. At the top of the tapestry is the title [HACIENDA ESCLAVISTA] featuring red cloth for each letter of “HACIENDA” and bright green cloth for each letter of “ESCLAVISTA”. Set against the backdrop of colorfully patterned mountains under a blue and white sky, the tapestry depicts several scenes of the violent forced labor of enslaved persons on a colonial hacienda. At left, two individuals sit outside a small, orange-patterned hut with a dark roof, with cows in a field behind it.

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