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Details
- Dimensions
- 20ʺW × 1ʺD × 10ʺH
- Period
- 2010s
- Country of Origin
- Haiti
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Metal
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Excellent less
- Description
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A hand-hammered Haitian folk art relief portrait plaque depicting General Georges Biassou.
Biassou was a leader in the slave uprising … more A hand-hammered Haitian folk art relief portrait plaque depicting General Georges Biassou.
Biassou was a leader in the slave uprising in Saint-Domingue that started the Haitian Revolution. He later moved to Florida and has a history there, particularly in St. Augustine where he put together a small black militia at Fort Matanzas to guard the Spanish territories. This plaque commemorates this at the bottom, “Commander of Fort Matanzas, St. Augustine FL, 1796-1801.”
It is signed illegibly.
20 inches wide by 10 inches tall less
Savannah, GA
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Sale Ends January 2nd, 2025 - Shop Now
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