#African cultural practices

Performing Arts

‘All Hands on Deck’: the ‘Sailing’ Landships as unique Cultural Icons of Barbados

The Barbados Landship plaiting the maypole at far right is Lord High Admiral Vernon Watson, in front of him is Captain Elton Greaves.

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These dancers perform the Landship at the Crop Over Awards ceremony in 2013.

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Landship members, accompanied by a tuk band (at far right) performing on the night that Barbados gained independence, 30 November 1966.

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The Pinelands Creative Workshop children performing Landship at NIFCA.

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The Barbados Landship performing the maypole in theCity of Bridgetown as seen in this 35th anniversarycommemorative stamp.

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The Barbados Landship performing its naval manoeuvres.

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