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"This is a relic from the past. It harks back to the days of slavery. A water hole, it is located at Fair Prospect and was reportedly used to dip slaves to get rid of lice and ticks. It is said that slaves from all over the parish were washed at this…

"This bracelet would be locked onto an enslaved African's wrist to show that they were considered the property of the plantation owner. They were identified with a plantation or an owner either through the branding of their skin with a hot iron or…

"In the 18th century, sugar was sold as a big cone called a 'sugar-loaf'. Sugar nippers were used in the home for breaking chunks off sugar-loaves for use."

Photograph of a carved wooden spoon used to stir food. It was produced by people in the runaway slave communities of Suriname. Craft work such as this spatula was a form of resistance to slavery.

Honourable Bruce Golding signs the Institute of Jamaica guestbook.The event was the royal visit of Queen Sofia of Spain's visit to the Institute of Jamaica.

Lorna Goodison, Jamaica's second Poet Laureate since Independence, giving an address at theWorld Poetry Day Celebration and Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.

Professor Donna Hope, one of the panelists at the 2019 Reggae Sumfest Symposium held at Mona Visitors' Lodge.

Reggae music ambassador posing for a picture at the Trojan Award ceremony.

Senator the Honourable Pearnel P. Charles Jr., Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.

Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.