A wayside cocoa buying Station, Mr. Dodowa, Gold Coast.
A Cocoa Roca, San Tomè.
Stream through Roca, San Tomè.
Path through Cocoa Roca, San Tomè.
Cocoa drying in the sun with protection against the rain. Temvo, Mayumbe, Congo.
Furnace for drying cocoa in dull weather. Temvo, Mayumbe.
Cocoa pods growing, San Tomè
View of Temvo Cocoa Plantation, Mayumbe
Young Cocoa trees proptected by shade of Paw-paw trees, Kinyati, Mayumbe
Sacks of Cocoa and Carriers in the backrgound. Kinyati, Mayumbe Country
Landing cargo of dried fish at Loanda for transport to the Cocoa Islands as food for servicaes
View of Temvo Cocoa Plantation, Mayumbe Country. Congo
View of distant Cocoa farm with buildings. Taken from the main road.
Loads of Cocoa leaving Kinyati for transport down Chiloango river to avoid heavy freight on Congo railway
Cocoa plantation near the Luki, Mayumbe Country
Bringing loads of Cocoa to the train at Temvo, Mayumbe Country
Director of Temvo Plantation with family
Stack of Cocoa being carried to train. Temvo Station, Mayumbe Country
Entrance to Cocoa Plantation, Temvo, Mayumbe. Carrying loads to the train
Slavery and the Natural World
In consultation with local community groups, in 2007 the Natural History Museum commissioned new research into its collections that link slavery and the natural world. The research uncovered experiences of enslaved people and the use of plants in their everyday life, as food, medicines and poisons. It also examined the complex relationships between enslaved people and naturalists exploring newly-colonised lands. The museum ran a series of public events, co-hosted by Race on the Agenda, which aimed to bring the historical, scientific and public viewpoints together. It created online educational resources on themes such as Commercial Plants, Everyday Life, Diet and Nutrition, and Resistance. The museum also developed cross-curricular ideas for school lessons in Science using the context of slavery, looking at foods across different cultures, for example.