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Artifacts of Slave Life

Artifacts of Slave Life. What are they? AND What do they tell us?. Bones. Tell a great deal about the diet of the slaves

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Artifacts of Slave Life

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  1. Artifacts of Slave Life What are they? AND What do they tell us?

  2. Bones • Tell a great deal about the diet of the slaves • Beef, pork, and mutton were the domesticated meats eaten by the slaves while many species of fish, fowl and wild animals like deer, rabbit and opossum rounded out their diet. http://www.mountvernon.org/education/slavery/bones.asp

  3. Clothing Artifacts • Left to Right: • brass shoe buckle • buttons: brass, white metal with gilt, bone and fabric covered bone • brass shoe buckle covered with silver wash • brass straight pins • reveal information about the clothing worn by the slaves living in the quarter http://www.mountvernon.org/education/slavery/buttons.asp

  4. Personal Items • Clockwise from top: • clay tobacco pipes • gun flint • lead gun shot (reveals that slaves hunted to supplement their diet) • jaw harp fragment • clay marbles • These items reflect the leisure activities of the slaves. http://www.mountvernon.org/education/slavery/personal.asp

  5. Pottery • Clockwise from upper left: • English slipware platter • colonoware bowl • white salt glaze stoneware plate with "dot, diaper, basket" decoration • Chinese export porcelain plate http://www.mountvernon.org/education/slavery/pottery.asp

  6. Pipes http://www.history.org/History/argy/MHPage/CG10Artifacts.htm

  7. Beads http://www.history.org/History/argy/MHPage/CG10Artifacts.htm

  8. Common Artifacts • Remains of pewter spoons, clay tobacco pipes, and a shell, all with holes drilled into them for some purpose. • Such artifacts are relatively common on African-American sites. http://www.history.org/History/argy/MHPage/AAArtifacts.htm

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