Art, Symbol & Imagination
Maman Celie, the Ritual Drums and the Goat
The upper photograph places a seated woman behind a row of tall drums among standing participants. Below, men gather around a goat beside another seated figure. The printed caption names Maman Celie and distinguishes the two ritual scenes in Seabrook’s account.
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Citation
W. B. Seabrook. "Maman Celie, the Ritual Drums and the Goat" [editorial title]. In The Magic Island, W. B. Seabrook; drawings by Alexander King. New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1929; drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author., 1929, The Literary Guild of America. Source scan leaf 367. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0358
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical image from Seabrook’s account of Haiti. The drawings are Alexander King’s interpretations; photographs preserve the source’s period framing and captions.
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W. B. Seabrook. Maman Celie, the Ritual Drums and the Goat. The Magic Island. Scan leaf 367. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0358