A Native Home in Trinidad, West Indies

• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Trinidad and Tobago; Postcards; Huts > Trinidad and Tobago; Thatched roofs > Trinidad and Tobago; East Indians > Trinidad and Tobago; Rural families > Trinidad and Tobago; Dwellings > Trinidad and Tobago; Ethnic costume > India; Women; East Indian > Trinidad and Tobago; Children > Trinidad and Tobago; Housing; Rural > Trinidad and Tobago; Men > Trinidad and Tobago; Turbans > India; Hats > Trinidad and Tobago; Clothing and dress > Trinidad and Tobago; Men's clothing > India; Donkeys > Trinidad and Tobago; Families > Trinidad and Tobago; Saris > India; [1930]; Travel with donkeys > Trinidad and Tobago; Ajoupa; Indian; Trinidad; Tapia; Trinity Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2139/6090

Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Bordered, Divided Description on the postcard: Trinidad (i.e. Trinity Island), discovered by Columbus on Trinity Sunday, 1498. The S.P.G. supports work here and throughout the greater part of the West Indies. A branch of the King’s Messengers S.P.G. has been started.” The postcard shows an East Indian family outside their home – an ajoupa or tapia hut. The walls of these types of huts are usually made from a mixture of clay, grass, cow dung and water while the roof is usually made from carat or palm leaves. Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw.