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Libation bottle for Danbala
Libation bottle for Danbala
Libation bottle for Danbala
DepartmentLatin America

Libation bottle for Danbala

NameLibation bottle
Maker Junior Bernier (Haitian)
Date2000s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumGlass, paint
Dimensions11 1/16 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (28.1 × 8 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.10
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.10
ProvenancePurchased by donor at Hotel Le Perroquet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionRitual bottle painted textured light brown. Two light blue poles with snakes wrapped around them painted on the front. Snakes are extended towards each other with a cream oval between them. Yellow crescent below the poles.
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