Overview
Landships are community-based cultural groups known for their social structure, performances and shared traditions. They are organized like naval ships, with members holding ranks such as Lord High Admiral, Commander and Kit Inspector. Members use nautical terms with localized meanings to reflect life challenges and achievements. Landships meet at a place called the ‘dock’, where they hold gatherings known as ‘dock nights’ for social interaction and the sharing of traditions. Their performances during these gatherings are a blend of naval drills and African cultural elements, accompanied by music and dances. A key practice of the landships is the ‘susu’, which entails the pooling of resources to financially support members during illness, unemployment, and for funerals. The practice is passed down through participation, observation and oral storytelling, particularly during meetings...
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Community and Authority
- Communities
- Barbados
- Languages
- Not specified in UNESCO dataset
- Cultural territories
- Barbados
- Countries
- Barbados
How the System Works
Landships are community-based cultural groups known for their social structure, performances and shared traditions. They are organized like naval ships, with members holding ranks such as Lord High Admiral, Commander and Kit Inspector. Members use nautical terms with localized meanings to reflect life challenges and achievements....
Sources and Evidence
Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.
Field-Level Provenance
- title
- UNESCO DataHub field title_en
- preferredTitle
- UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
- summary
- UNESCO DataHub field description_en
- type
- UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
- countries
- UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
- categories
- ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
- relationships
- UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
- sourceUrl
- UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
- rights
- UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url
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