Saamaka Maroon Museum in Pikin Slee

Pikin Slee is one of the larger Maroon villages on the Upper Suriname, and it holds a museum you will not find anywhere else. The Saamaka are descendants of enslaved Africans who withdrew from the plantations in the eighteenth century and settled in the interior. There they built a society of their own, with its own language, its own governance and a woodcarving tradition that is now known far beyond the country.

The museum shows that history through everyday objects, tools and carved wood. Entrance is included in this excursion.

Highlights

• Visit to the Maroon museum in Pikin Slee
• The history of the Saamaka, from flight to a society of their own
• The woodcarving the region is known for
• Entrance included

Practical information

Duration	Half day
Departure	By korjaal from the lodge
Destination	Pikin Slee, Upper Suriname
Group size	from 6 people

Good to know

• Location: Pikin Slee, reached by korjaal along the river
• Included: entrance to the museum
• Bookable from 6 people
• Respect: ask permission before photographing people in the village

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