<I>Dyakout 1, 2, 3, 4</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1990
name: label: Written by
content: Félix Morisseau-Leroy, Haitian, 1912 - 1998
label: Published by
content: Haitiana Publications, Inc., American
notes: label: Description
content: Dyakout 1, 2, 3, 4 is a collection of poetry written by Félix Morisseau-Leroy in Haitian Creole. A paperback book, the front cover has a blue background with an illustration of a yellow colored dyakout, a straw shoulder bag, lined with two red tassels and a green one in between. At the top of the cover in gray text is the title [dyakout 1, 2, 3, 4] and at the bottom in gray text is the author’s name [félix morisseau-leroy]. The back cover has a blue background with a color printed photograph of the author, Félix Morisseau-Leroy, in the upper right-hand quadrant. The rest of the space is covered in white text of quotes of praise directed at the author’s published work.
label: Description
content: The book has minor edgewear with a tight and secure binding. There are 177 pages covering themes of injustices and abuse that are endured by Haiti’s working-class and poor communities, migration, international relations, political history, and Creole language.
place: label: Place printed
content: Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Poetry
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.1
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Félix Morisseau-Leroy
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 × 1.3 cm)