"Types of Walking Sellers" ("Tipos de Rua") at the National History Museum
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Title
"Types of Walking Sellers" ("Tipos de Rua") at the National History Museum
Description
These 19th and 20th-century works made in carved wood by Bahian artist Erotides Americo de Araujo Lopes represent Black female workers on the streets of Brazil. These women, both enslaved and free, are also called "ganhadeiras," referring to the system of work performed by the enslaved ("escravos de ganho") in the streets for their masters. Women typically sold fruits, delicacies, and other products which they carried in trays on their heads. After giving back part of the money that they had earned to their owners, the enslaved would keep the remaining sum to eventually purchase their freedom.
Creator
Daniel Domingues
Publisher
James Myers
Date
June 2022
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photo
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Citation
Daniel Domingues, “"Types of Walking Sellers" ("Tipos de Rua") at the National History Museum,” Diasporic Cultures of Slavery: Engaging Disciplines, Engaging Communities, accessed September 19, 2024, https://digitalprojects.rice.edu/MellonSawyer/items/show/171.