スミソニアン博物館のインスタグラム(smithsonian) - 3月1日 07時23分

The very first object to join our @nmaahc’s collection was this boat seat from Ecuador. It’s from a community that fled into the swamps to escape slavery, traveling mainly by canoe, where it was the job of elderly women to carve the boat seats.
Afro-Ecuadorian Deborah Azareno sat on this boat seat as she traveled along the rivers of the coastal Esmeraldas province, and she also used it at home while passing on stories to her grandson.
An unknown artisan carved the image of Anansi, a common character in West African folklore, into the seat. Tales of Anansi spread through the Transatlantic slave trade, bringing Anansi to the U.S. and places like Ecuador.
This one object tells a much bigger story of the African diaspora, and how the African American experience connects to others around the globe.
This year marks 400 years since the forced migration of enslaved Africans reached the shores of the U.S. through the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This #BlackHistoryMonth, our @nmaahc has been highlighting the migrations of African Americans, both forced and deliberate in their journey to freedom.
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