01827nas a2200325   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003100043653001700074653001800091653001300109653003400122653002200156653001100178653002400189653001300213653001400226653002100240653001600261653002500277653000900302653002600311100001900337245008500356856011800441300001200559490000700571520090300578022002001481       2016                            d10aAfrican cultural practices10aBLS Director10aBLS Iron Duke10aBarbados10aBarbados landship association10aCaribbean culture10aDrills10aFunerary traditions10aidentity10aLandships10aNaval manoeuvres10aPerformance10aPlaiting the maypole10aSusu10atraditional knowledge1 aAllison Ramsay00aAll Hands on Deck : the  Sailing  Landships as unique Cultural Icons of Barbados  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994807602&partnerID=40&md5=b4d037d9e029e2666539da61bf08bab9  a104-1140 v113 aThis article explores Barbados  intangible cultural heritage through the lens of the Landships of Barbados. Landships are cultural organisations which are complex. Embedded within their histories and origins are British traditions, with an emphasis on the Royal Navy, and Afro-Barbadian cultural practices. A black working class movement, the article highlights two renowned Landships, the BLS Iron Duke(1) and the BLS Director that operated in twentieth century Barbados. Emphasis is placed on traditional knowledge in performance by explaining a specific selection of the drills/manoeuvres that contribute to the defining and acknowledgement of Landships in public spaces and in the funerary practices of the 1970s to 1990s. These Landships are unique cultural icons, exemplifying the cultures and peoples that have shaped Barbadian society and represent Barbadian cultural identity and heritage.  a19753586 (ISSN)