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Contributor De Sainson, M. M.
Title La Batugue à San-Paulo [graphic].
Title The Batugue in San-Paulo
Publisher [Paris: s.n]
Publisher FRANCE. Paris. 1836
Date [1836]
Physical Description 1 print: engraving; overall 10 x 12 cm. (4 x 5 in)
Description In an open, outdoor space, two couples dance to music performed by the two men at the left. One musician appears to play a percussion instrument, while the other seems to play a string instrument. The dancing women are bare-breasted, and some of their facial features correspond to racist stereotypes, particularly in the case of the woman closest to the right. On the left, a third woman sits underneath a pole that supports a straw roof. Some pieces of tropical fruit lie on the ground near her feet. Batugue, a type of dance still practiced today, is an Afro-Brazilian circle dance.
Is part of Voyage pittoresque dans le deux Ameriques. Paris: Chez L. Tenr'e, libraire-éditeur, rue de Paon, 1, et chez Henri Dupuy, rue de la Monnaie, 11., 1836.
Notes Plate in Voyage pittoresque dans le deux Ameriques (A Paris : Chez L. Tenr'e, libraire-éditeur, rue de Paon, 1; et chez Henri Dupuy, rue de la Monnaie, 11., M DCCC XXXVI. [1836]), p. 210.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Subject Slaves -- Dances -- South America.
Slaves -- Music -- South America.
Slaves -- Caricatures & cartoons.
Genre Engravings -- 1830-1840.
Book illustrations -- 1830-1840.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1836 Orbi 6335.F p 210
Accession number 6335.F