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Nevis

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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

A study of clay tobacco pipes from Fort Charles, Nevis, West Indies, 2015

 Item — Call number MU Thesis Kam
Identifier: b7636436
Abstract Fort Charles located on Nevis in the West Indies has only been subject to archaeological investigations for two years in 2013 and 2014. From these two field [sic] 530 clay tobacco pipe fragments have been collected from all over the fort. These clay pipe fragments offer a multitude of information that is useful to understanding life at Fort Charles. Clay pipes can also effectively date an archaeological site. This thesis will focus on the pipes from Fort...
Dates: 2015

From the bush to the Bronx : demonstrating the power of heritage through migration, 2013

 Item — Call number MU Thesis Con
Identifier: b7607852
Abstract Nevis is a Caribbean island in the British West Indies that steeped [sic] in history and cultural tradition. Nevisians value their culture and make efforts to preserve their traditions, including bush medicine, in the face for globalization. The project focuses on the specific cultural practice, bush medicine. Bush medicine in Nevis is the use of wild plants in various ways to treat disease or illness. For many Nevisians, bush medicine is their first line...
Dates: 2013