The Hoodoo Exhibit
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 1, 2015 Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Date: Exhibit will run
October 1 - October 31, 2105
Time: Monday - Saturday
9:00am - 5:00pm Daily
Location
Beaufort History Museum - 2nd Floor
Beaufort Visitor Center
Historic Beaufort Arsenal
713 Craven Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
Fees/Admission
Cost: Exhibit Admission Tickets are available at the Visitors Center
$5 per person $4 for seniors
Free for Children
Free for Active Duty Military
Contact Information
(843) 379-3079
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Description
From October 1 through October 31, 2015, The Hoodoo Exhibit, presented by the Beaufort History Museum, and sponsored by the Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet, is an imaginative creation by artists Bernice and Andy Tate.
Brought by slaves from West Africa to South Carolina’s plantations, Hoodoo is a blending of Christianity, herb medicine and the supernatural, making for spellbinding stories of Boo Hags, Conjure Women and Root Doctors, who believe that they can use unseen forces of nature to manipulate people and objects throughout the world.
Fascinating artifacts and displays will bring the Hoodoo mystique to life and illuminate its profound influence in the everyday life and culture among the descendants of slaves in the Lowcountry.
