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PWE Featured Artifacts
Toussaint LouvertureToussaint LouvertureCaribbean · 19th century
Toussaint Louverture, General-in-Chief at Saint-DomingueToussaint Louverture, General-in-Chief at Saint-DomingueCaribbean · early 19th century
HoodoocandleHoodoocandleCaribbean · 2010
(Auch) Collier lithique - Culture taïno (Haïti) - Musée des Amériques - Auch(Auch) Collier lithique - Culture taïno (Haïti) - Musée des Amériques - AuchCaribbean · Taken on 1 August 2024
(Auch) Figurine hybride Culture Taïno(Auch) Figurine hybride Culture TaïnoCaribbean · Taken on 24 October 2025
CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (23)CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (23)Caribbean · 2010-05-04 19:24:09
President Jean-Pierre Boyer of Haiti (Hispaniola Unification Regime) PortraitPresident Jean-Pierre Boyer of Haiti (Hispaniola Unification Regime) PortraitCaribbean · 1825, Port-au-Prince
CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (25)CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (25)Caribbean · 2010-05-04 19:32:43
Garifuna UmalaliGarifuna UmalaliCaribbean · 2011-06-30 09:51
Jamaica Culture Moravian ChurchJamaica Culture Moravian ChurchCaribbean · date/month/year
Nubian, Dagbani, Garifuna language revitalization participants at HIGA 2025Nubian, Dagbani, Garifuna language revitalization participants at HIGA 2025Caribbean · 2025-07-14
AssotorAssotorCaribbean · 1910
Haitian medal state library of massachusettsHaitian medal state library of massachusettsCaribbean · 2009
Order of Jamaica Neck BadgeOrder of Jamaica Neck BadgeCaribbean · 2008-08-05
Surviving 19th century Haitian flagSurviving 19th century Haitian flagCaribbean · before 1900 date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)Caribbean · 2010-05-04 19:24:29
Rasta de breñaRasta de breñaCaribbean · 2007-10-30
Beacon — your museum guide

The Full Collection

17 works

Every verified, rights-cleared work on this floor. Each piece is drawn from a public collection and credited to its source.

  • Toussaint Louverture

    Toussaint Louverture

    Haiti · 19th century

    A chromolithograph of Toussaint Louverture (c. 1743-1803), the formerly enslaved general who led the Haitian Revolution - the only slave uprising to found a free nation. Haiti became the first Black republic in 1804, a beacon for abolition across the Atlantic world.

    Source · Library of Congress
  • Toussaint Louverture, General-in-Chief at Saint-Domingue

    Toussaint Louverture, General-in-Chief at Saint-Domingue

    Saint-Domingue (Haiti) · early 19th century

    An early engraving of Toussaint Louverture as general-in-chief at Saint-Domingue. His leadership of the 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution defeated colonial and Napoleonic armies and ended slavery in the colony, inspiring freedom movements throughout the Americas.

    Source · Library of Congress
  • Hoodoocandle

    Hoodoocandle

    2010

    A hoodoo candle magic spell. Creator: Sobekneferu. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • (Auch) Collier lithique - Culture taïno (Haïti) - Musée des Amériques - Auch

    (Auch) Collier lithique - Culture taïno (Haïti) - Musée des Amériques - Auch

    Taken on 1 August 2024

    (Auch) Collier lithique - Culture taïno (Haïti) - Musée des Amériques - Auch. Creator: Didier Descouens. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • (Auch) Figurine hybride Culture Taïno

    (Auch) Figurine hybride Culture Taïno

    Taken on 24 October 2025

    (Auch) Figurine hybride Culture Taïno. Creator: Didier Descouens. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (23)

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (23)

    2010-05-04 19:24:09

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria Creator: Mauro Didier. Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • President Jean-Pierre Boyer of Haiti (Hispaniola Unification Regime) Portrait

    President Jean-Pierre Boyer of Haiti (Hispaniola Unification Regime) Portrait

    1825, Port-au-Prince

    Portrait of President Jean-Pierre of Haiti and of the entire island of Hispaniola during his regime at the height of his career wearing a epaulette on his military attire signifying an elite rank Creator: B.C. (Name unknown, beyond these initials). Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (25)

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (25)

    2010-05-04 19:32:43

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria Creator: Mauro Didier. Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Garifuna Umalali

    Garifuna Umalali

    2011-06-30 09:51

    Day 1 - Umalali featuring the Garifuna Collective on the Peace Corps World Stage at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2011 Creator: Peace Corps. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Jamaica Culture Moravian Church

    Jamaica Culture Moravian Church

    date/month/year

    Jamaica Culture Creator: Gwellesley 03:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC). Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Nubian, Dagbani, Garifuna language revitalization participants at HIGA 2025

    Nubian, Dagbani, Garifuna language revitalization participants at HIGA 2025

    2025-07-14

    Participating in the HIGA 2025 conference at Vitoria Gasteiz city in the Basque country Creator: Dnshitobu. Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Assotor

    Assotor

    1910

    Présentation de plusieurs tambours Assotor pour la musique traditionnelle Vaudou. Creator: Unknown author Unknown author. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Haitian medal state library of massachusetts

    Haitian medal state library of massachusetts

    2009

    The medal presented to Charles Sumner by President Nissage Saget of Haiti in honor of Sumner's work to gain U.S. recognition of Haiti as a sovereign state. Donated to the State Library of Massachusetts by Charles Sumner. Creator: StateLibraryofMassachusetts. Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Order of Jamaica Neck Badge

    Order of Jamaica Neck Badge

    2008-08-05

    Order_of_Jamaica_Neck_Badge Creator: Mike Subritzky ( talk )Mike Subritzky. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Surviving 19th century Haitian flag

    Surviving 19th century Haitian flag

    before 1900 date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9

    Surviving 19th century Haitian flag Creator: Unknown author Unknown author. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)

    2010-05-04 19:24:29

    CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria Creator: Mauro Didier. Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons
  • Rasta de breña

    Rasta de breña

    2007-10-30

    Rastafara / Breña(Lima-Perú) Creator: Fernopolis28. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons