Their names are Grand Chief, Standard Bearer, Great Queen, Ours Blanc, L'Éclaireur, Faucon Rouge or even Wild Man... In the documentary films screened on the walls of the Musée du quai Branly, they loudly express their proud to be despite everything.
Fruits of complex strata of interbreeding between the oppressed, since the arrival of Europeans and the development of slavery on the immense territory of Louisiana which then extended from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, the dark-skinned Indians of New Orleans show off by dancing in extraordinary costumes during the annual carnival.
About twenty of these hyper-coloured marvels, all of pearls and feathers, are presented along a route that does more than evoke these days of jubilation.
Because, while detailing the habits and customs of the current Mardi Gras in the main port of New France, this exhibition sheds light on its causes and deep meaning.
These feathered garments of light...
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