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Tucked away in a small cabinet in a convent in Salamanca (Spain) is a finely crafted little jar. Originally a filtered terra lemnia jar of Ottoman origin, it has since had a wide and diverse range of lives, from utilitarian object to Christian relic. In its life trajectory, it has woven together people, things, and historical processes across cultures, borders, and religions, from its origins in the island of Lemnos to its most famous owner, the 18th-century Afro-Hispanic nun and writer Teresa Chikaba. The jar's long and complex life trajectory illustrates and embodies a web of entangled lives, material processes, and global encounters. Through a combination of archival research and the reconstruction of the jar's origins, we have started to untangle these complex webs and traced some of the diverse past lives of this curious object and the stories it tells about the slave trade, relics, Islam, Christianity, court intrigues, politics, and racism in 18th-century Spain and beyond. Key-words: Atlantic Slave Trade, Object Biographies, Afro-Europeans, Ottoman ceramics
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Of Things and Stories |
Subtitle of host publication | Current Approaches to Object Biography, Medium, and Materiality |
Editors | Christina Marini, Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory |
Publisher | Archaeological Institute of America |
Chapter | 4 |
Pages | 51-67 |
Volume | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781931909464 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2024 |
Publication series
Name | Selected Papers in Ancient Art and Architecture |
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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Atlantic slave trade
- object biographies
- Afro-Europeans
- Ottoman ceramics
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The many lives of Chikaba's jar: biography of an 18th century pot from a convent in Salamanca, Spain
De Groot, B. & Canos-Donnay, S.
18/06/21 → …
Project: Research