MARTINIQUE - Type et Costume Créole National Museum of African American History and Culture

The title of this French colonial postcard (GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 7) exemplifies the standard naming structure that categorized “exotic” native subjects in the form of ethnic and occupational “types.” Presenting the image subjects in this way conveyed the perception of them as “tame” colonial subjects capable of assimilation into European ways of life. 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.

Culture of Martinique - history, people, women, beliefs, food, customs, family, social, dress

Madras and Muslin Meet Europe

Carnet de Voyage: A Tribute to Caribbean Music Costume traditionnel, Tenue traditionnelle, Femme antillaise

Boom California – Page 9 – We aim to create a lively conversation about the vital social, cultural, and political issues of our times, in California and the world beyond.

GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 2 National Museum of African American History and Culture

Creole fashion hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

coiffe et costume Caribbean fashion, Caribbean outfits, Jamaican culture

MARTINIQUE - Type et Costume Créole National Museum of African American History and Culture

Collection National Museum of African American History and Culture

MARTINIQUE Costumes Traditionnels National Museum of African American History and Culture

Collection National Museum of African American History and Culture

Woman in national dress. St. Lucia. W. I. - Umbra Search African American History

Creole fashion hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Tradition and culture in Martinique