The Flag of Haiti

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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

Files

20220918_223347.jpg

Citation

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, “The Flag of Haiti,” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 27, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/2120.

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