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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
Order of Jamaica Neck BadgeOrder of Jamaica Neck BadgeCaribbean · 2008-08-05
CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)CUBA. TRINIDAD culte de Santeria (99)Caribbean · 2010-05-04 19:24:29
HDSGHDSGCaribbean · 2018-04-09
Rasta de breñaRasta de breñaCaribbean · 2007-10-30
Photo of the "Hell's Gate" steelpan band (1950)Photo of the "Hell's Gate" steelpan band (1950)Caribbean · 1950
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • HDSG

    HDSG

    2018-04-09

    Haitian doorstep sign welcoming visitors, green/black, going back to the native Taíno Creator: Agathenon. 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
  • Photo of the "Hell's Gate" steelpan band (1950)

    Photo of the "Hell's Gate" steelpan band (1950)

    1950

    Photo of the "Hell's Gate" steelpan band, Antigua (1950) Creator: Unknown author Unknown author. Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

    Source · Wikimedia Commons