Cigarros Cadena
Identifier
TBAFB0013
Title
Cigarros Cadena
Description
Small box of matches emblazoned with the figure of a Black man holding a large leaf in a green (natural) background, presumably a plantation. 'Cigarros Cadena' is on the head and foot of this image.
Creator
Compania Cadena
Type
Cardboard Box
Relation
Facing Blackness is a multimedia exhibition that takes the public through the obscure history of portraying Black people from the colonial period to contemporary society. Using unique archive material and visual art, we show how anti-black racism became part of the Dutch 'cultural archive' and our everyday ideas, customs and utensils. On the other hand, the exhibition shows how there has always been 'everyday resistance' to various forms of racism and how Black people themselves have given and continue to give meaning to their culture and identity.
Source
The Black Archives
Format
Box of Matches
Subject
Black Slave
Coverage
Leaf, Houses, Plants
Physical Dimensions
3.3x1.2x4.5
Country of Production
Netherlands
Place of Production
Culembord
Keywords
Cigarettes, Cigar, Matches, Slaves, Plantation
Copyright
Compania Cadena
Rightholder
Compania Cadena
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Bibliography
https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/32341389-compania-cadena-blikken-reclamebord-1-blik; https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/32341389-compania-cadena-blikken-reclamebord-1-blik
Collection
Citation
Compania Cadena, “Cigarros Cadena,” The Black Archives, accessed January 18, 2025, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3447.