DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Drapo
NameVodou flag or Banner
Maker
Antoine Oleyant
(1955-1995)
Date1980s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumComercial fabrics, sequins
Dimensions39 × 29 3/4 in. (99.0602 × 75.5652 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1223
Object numberA.1995.93.1223
DescriptionMulti-colored Haitian vodou banner portraying a ship sailing on the water and two yellow and purple striped fish swimming beneath the waves; materials are commercial fabrics and sequins.
