Description (Physical description)
Catalogue Card: '1888 E 44 America West Indies. Dominica. Small square BASKET with lid made of white and brown strips of rattan. Caribs of Dominica. J.A. Froude. R. 1888.44'
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott

Description (Physical description)
Small, square basket with lid. Made of white and brown strips of rattan
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (References)
James Anthony Froude. 1888. The English in the west Indies - or The Bow of Ulysses. London: Longman, Green & Co. p. 113:
“Beyond all the West Indian Islands I had been curious to see Dominica. It was the scene of Rodney’s great fight on April 12. It was the most beautiful of the Antilles and the least known. A tribe of aboriginal Caribs still lingered in the forests retaining the old look and the old language, and, except that they no longer ate their prisoners, retaining their old habits. They were skilful fishermen, skilful basket makers, skilful in many curious arts.”
Event Date 1888
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (Amendments / updates)
The term Carib has been updated to include Kalinago in the Cultural Group field
Event Date 29/1/2025
Author: Rachel Hand