Rebecca’s Dolls: A Stitched Story of Slavery in Grenada
Three dolls made by Rebecca Ahmuty Snagg—born enslaved in Grenada but died a free woman in 1839 in the Town of St George—connect British trade, enslavement, and Indian textiles in Grenada. The dolls were kept by the family of Rebecca’s former enslaver, and are currently housed at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and Bristol Archives, England.
Suelin Low Chew Tung explored Rebecca’s life through a project funded by the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Karun Thakar Fund Project Grant. An exhibition at the Grenada National Museum (June to September 2025) was funded by theGrenada Office of Creative Affairs, through the Grenada Development Bank
Rebecca’s Dolls: Connecting threads in 18th-century Grenada
Rebecca’s dolls connect East Indian textiles, Grenada’s French-Creole society, enslavement, entrepreneurship post-emancipation and the decades-long relationship between Rebecca and her former enslaver
Rebecca’s dolls
Upcoming presentation on 3 dolls made by a formerly enslaved woman in Grenada in the 1790s