Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Four people walk a beach on Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. The group is made up of one man with a pipe in his mouth, a woman dressed in a white bathrobe, another man wearing a red shirt with the figure of a woman and plants, and another person wearing light colored pants and a long sleeve shirt. During February of 1957, this group of people travelled on the boat “Isabella” to many of the smaller islands of the Abacos, including Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Allen Cay, and Grand Cay. Slide labeled Outer Beach Great Guiana Feb '57.
Bahamas -- North America -- Great Guana Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 10:4
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028930/00001

Éditeur(s) : Hyacinth M. Simpson Hyacinth M. Simpson ( Manitoba, Canada )
Résumé : The word macomère is widely used by women in the Caribbean to mean "my child's godmother"; "my best friend and close female confindante"; "my bridesmaid, or another female wedding member of a wedding party of which I was a bridesmaid"; "the godmother of the child to whom I am also godmother"; "the woman who, by virtue of the depth of her friendship, has rights and privileges over my child and is a surrogate mother." This name seems appropriate because it so clearly expresses the intimate relations which women in the Caribbean share, is so firmly gendered, and honors the importance of friendship in relation to the important rituals of marriage, birth, and (implied) death. Moreover, macomère is a French Creole word which, although related to the French language, has taken on a structure and meaning which is indigenous to the Caribbean. The word is spelled in this way, instead of in the clearly Creole manner (macumè, makumeh, macoomè, macomeh, and many other variants), so that the female connotations of the word are highlighted and those meanings which apply to males ("a womanish or gossipy man"; "a homosexual") are less obvious. In those islands where Krèol (linguistic term for the French patos) is the first language, the same term is used for both females and males with meaning determined by the context. In islands such as Trinidad, however, where English has overlain Krèol, the Creole (linguistic term for the English patois) has incorporated the redundant my macomè and macomè man, thus reinforcing both the perceptions of intimacy and the female quality of the term. Interestingly enough, Richard Allsopp in The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (Oxford University Press, 1996) has indicated the possibility that maku in Belize, with the meaning "midwife", is also derived from macomère. Hence, the word forces us to recall the continuities and correspondences in Caribbean languages and cultures, as well as the dynamic, creative, and transforming power of Creoles. In the purely English-speaking islands, the only comparable term is godmother (usually the mother's best friend). In the Hispanophone Caribbean, there is the similar comadre, although, as we would expect, some of the connotations are different. Join us in continuing to interrogate all the connotations of the meaning inherent in this culturally rich lexical item from the Caribbean Creoles.

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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
View of a Jamaican coastal fishing village with board, zinc roofed houses on the shores of the Caribbean Sea. Numerous fishing nets have been hung to dry on bamboo poles. Various fishing boats can be seen moored to the docks. In the distance, a woman is entering a house while laundry dries in the sun. Slide labeled Jam. north Coast.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region

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CFM1972_01a
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00030869/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A woman in a blue dress carry a white purse and conch meat walks by a woman in striped dress. Boats are docked in the Nassau Harbor. Slide labeled woman with conch meat Nassau docks, April '65.
Bahamas -- North America -- Nassau, New Providence Island

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 17:15
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029534/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A man and a woman walk along a sandy path near Winding Bay, Great Abaco. The woman, pictured, traveled with William Junior Bryant during his trip to the Bahamas in April 1965. In the distance is a thatch roofed house. Slide labeled Hot on Winding Bay Where Canadian Lived 3 Mos. April '65.
Bahamas -- North America -- Winding Bay, Great Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 11:4
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028951/00001

Éditeur(s) : Hyacinth M. Simpson Hyacinth M. Simpson ( Manitoba, Canada )
Résumé : The word macomère is widely used by women in the Caribbean to mean "my child's godmother"; "my best friend and close female confindante"; "my bridesmaid, or another female wedding member of a wedding party of which I was a bridesmaid"; "the godmother of the child to whom I am also godmother"; "the woman who, by virtue of the depth of her friendship, has rights and privileges over my child and is a surrogate mother." This name seems appropriate because it so clearly expresses the intimate relations which women in the Caribbean share, is so firmly gendered, and honors the importance of friendship in relation to the important rituals of marriage, birth, and (implied) death. Moreover, macomère is a French Creole word which, although related to the French language, has taken on a structure and meaning which is indigenous to the Caribbean. The word is spelled in this way, instead of in the clearly Creole manner (macumè, makumeh, macoomè, macomeh, and many other variants), so that the female connotations of the word are highlighted and those meanings which apply to males ("a womanish or gossipy man"; "a homosexual") are less obvious. In those islands where Krèol (linguistic term for the French patos) is the first language, the same term is used for both females and males with meaning determined by the context. In islands such as Trinidad, however, where English has overlain Krèol, the Creole (linguistic term for the English patois) has incorporated the redundant my macomè and macomè man, thus reinforcing both the perceptions of intimacy and the female quality of the term. Interestingly enough, Richard Allsopp in The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (Oxford University Press, 1996) has indicated the possibility that maku in Belize, with the meaning "midwife", is also derived from macomère. Hence, the word forces us to recall the continuities and correspondences in Caribbean languages and cultures, as well as the dynamic, creative, and transforming power of Creoles. In the purely English-speaking islands, the only comparable term is godmother (usually the mother's best friend). In the Hispanophone Caribbean, there is the similar comadre, although, as we would expect, some of the connotations are different. Join us in continuing to interrogate all the connotations of the meaning inherent in this culturally rich lexical item from the Caribbean Creoles.

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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A woman walks down a neighborhood street carrying a young girl in her arms while another young girl walks beside her. In the distance, people sit on the steps in front of a two story building in West End, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Automobiles can be seen as well as boats near the coastal side of the street. Steel drums painted with the letters “P.H.D.” rest on the street near the corner of most of the houses. Slide labeled ALB.
Bahamas -- North America -- West End, Grand Bahama

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 12:20
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029219/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Two boats one with the name “Isabella, New York” and another named “Joy G.” are anchored near a dock on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. "Isabella" belongs to John Richard Yeend, also known as Captain Jack R. Yeend. During February of 1957, “Isabella” travelled to many of the smaller islands of the Abacos including Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Allen Cay, and Grand Cay. On the dock are stacks of concrete blocks. A woman in a white dress sits on the dock while a woman and man in a row boat approach. Slide labeled Dock Green Turtle Feb '57.
Bahamas -- North America -- Green Turtle Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 8:4
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028557/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Four men and a woman on a sailboat which is pulling a row boat. Slide labeled Slites.
Bahamas -- North America -- Green Turtle Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 19:8
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029570/00001

Résumé : Straits of Florida....Refugees await decision to bring ailing woman (bottom left) aboard Coast Guard Cutter Dallas for medical treatment

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A woman and man are standing looking out into Nassau Harbor. A sailboat loaded with cargo is docked near the wharf. A bicycle is resting against wooden barrels and a steel drum.
Bahamas -- North America --Nassau, New Providence Island

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 15:4
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029402/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A man and woman standing in the middle of trees. Slide labeled Betty's land, Cutting brush with machete.
Bahamas -- North America -- Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 19:2
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029564/00001

Résumé : Written on verso: "Cathedral La Caridad, Virgin woman, Patron Saint Our Lady of Charity, 150 yrs old." Stamp on verso: "Munson Steamship Line." Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Parroquia de la Caridad en Camagüey, en la que sirvió como párroco el que sería Eminentísimo Sr. Manuel Cardenal Arteaga y Betancourt, Arzobispo de La Habana."
1900-1920
CHC5017
Camagüey (Cuba)

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chc50170004150001001
1406

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A man and a woman walk along a beach with a light colored, long haired dog. In the distance is a satellite and a green painted building, which may be part of the missile tracking station that was once located on Allen Cays, Exuma, Bahamas. During February of 1957, these two their companions travelled on the boat “Isabella” to many of the smaller islands of the Abacos, including Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Allen Cay, and Grand Cay. Slide labeled Allen Cay Beach, Feb '57.
Bahamas -- North America -- Allen Cays, Exuma

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 3:3
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028361/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A woman walking down a street in Hope Town. The streets of Hope Town are very narrow and the town prohibits most motor vehicles in town, except for city vehicles such as the fire engine. Slide labeled Hope Town '67.
Bahamas -- North America -- Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 18:18
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029560/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Another home in the countryside with a style adapted from the bohio huts. There is a woman standing in the doorway and a man leaning out of the window wearing a Cuban style straw hat.
Cuba -- Caribbean region

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 84: 2
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200448/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Two older women engaged in conversation while a man and woman with a child step up sidewalk stairs. In the background of the image, on the left, is a Texaco service station. A car can be seen with a "L", for learner driver, on the windshield. Slide labeled Ocho Rios Square.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Ocho Rios, Saint Ann

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CFM1972_01a
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00031111/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
View of people near the docks in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Some of the people on the dock include a woman wearing a blue dress and a hair scarf, a boy wearing khaki pants and a jacket, and two seated women: one wearing a hair scarf and the other a hat. In the distance are two men in a row boat. A boat with the name “Joy G.” is anchored near the row boat. Slide labeled Colored Girl Dock Green Turtle Feb '57.
Bahamas -- North America -- Green Turtle Cay, Abaco

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 8:11
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00028661/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A woman wearing a folk costume while standing in front of an Acalypha hispida (chenille plant). Her costume is a long dress with long sleeves which stop at her wrists, while a scarf with a hibiscus print covers her hair. In the background is a wooden two story building. The Jamaican national costume for women is a long layered skirt, headdress, and a ruffled blouse. Slide labeled Jam. girl in Kingston.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Kingston

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 58:13
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00030133/00001

Éditeur(s) : Hyacinth M. Simpson Hyacinth M. Simpson ( Manitoba, Canada )
Résumé : The word macomère is widely used by women in the Caribbean to mean "my child's godmother"; "my best friend and close female confindante"; "my bridesmaid, or another female wedding member of a wedding party of which I was a bridesmaid"; "the godmother of the child to whom I am also godmother"; "the woman who, by virtue of the depth of her friendship, has rights and privileges over my child and is a surrogate mother." This name seems appropriate because it so clearly expresses the intimate relations which women in the Caribbean share, is so firmly gendered, and honors the importance of friendship in relation to the important rituals of marriage, birth, and (implied) death. Moreover, macomère is a French Creole word which, although related to the French language, has taken on a structure and meaning which is indigenous to the Caribbean. The word is spelled in this way, instead of in the clearly Creole manner (macumè, makumeh, macoomè, macomeh, and many other variants), so that the female connotations of the word are highlighted and those meanings which apply to males ("a womanish or gossipy man"; "a homosexual") are less obvious. In those islands where Krèol (linguistic term for the French patos) is the first language, the same term is used for both females and males with meaning determined by the context. In islands such as Trinidad, however, where English has overlain Krèol, the Creole (linguistic term for the English patois) has incorporated the redundant my macomè and macomè man, thus reinforcing both the perceptions of intimacy and the female quality of the term. Interestingly enough, Richard Allsopp in The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (Oxford University Press, 1996) has indicated the possibility that maku in Belize, with the meaning "midwife", is also derived from macomère. Hence, the word forces us to recall the continuities and correspondences in Caribbean languages and cultures, as well as the dynamic, creative, and transforming power of Creoles. In the purely English-speaking islands, the only comparable term is godmother (usually the mother's best friend). In the Hispanophone Caribbean, there is the similar comadre, although, as we would expect, some of the connotations are different. Join us in continuing to interrogate all the connotations of the meaning inherent in this culturally rich lexical item from the Caribbean Creoles.

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39971238