The Flag of Haiti
Dublin Core
Title
Description
The artifact is a flag of Haiti in contemporary times, and it is a flag that has weaponry in the center, with red underneath, and blue above. This is a flag that takes inspiration from the French flag, and creates its own liberation akin to Haiti's liberation from its colonizers.
Creator
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Language
Haitian Creole
Coverage
2000-2024
Sign and Label Item Type Metadata
Genre
Flag
Sign
National slogan
Material
Cloth
Metal
Circulation
Picture
Linguistic Text
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE
Visual Text
The artifact is bordered on a sharp red and a brilliant dark blue cloth, with the image of many flags and weaponry coming together and creating this beautiful organization of words and rebellion
Given Text
The country of Haiti is depicted.
Placement of Sign
The sign is placed along a bedroom wall, at a side above the bed placed in the space.
Uploaded
Brian Julot 09/22/22
Citation
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, “The Flag of Haiti,” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 27, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/2120.