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| Keywords: Gullah s carolina 1790.jpg The Old Plantation South Carolina about 1790 This famous painting shows Gullah slaves dancing and playing musical instruments derived from Africa Scholars unaware of the Sierra Leone slave trade connection have interpreted the two female figures as performing a scarf dance Sierra Leoneans can easily recognize that they are playing the shegureh a women's instrument rattle characteristic of the Mende and neighboring tribes http //www yale edu/glc/gullah/cont htm ca 1790 author This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art The original image comprising the work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason Public domain This image or other media file is in the public domain because its copyright has expired This applies to the United States Canada the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years PD-Art 1790 South Carolina Enslaved African Americans African Americans in 18th-century art 1790 Gullah Dance in art Musical instruments in art | ||||
