DepartmentLatin America
Vodou Ceremony Painting
NamePainting
Date1990s
Place madeCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumCanvas, Acrylic Paint
Dimensions23 15/16 × 19 7/8 × 13/16 in. (60.8 × 50.5 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.27
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.27
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by donor in market in Croix des Bouquets.
DescriptionThis painting has an orange and brown background. At the center of the painting there is a large brown pole. On that toward the top of the pole, is a man in blue and red pants with no shirt, holding a green bottle in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand. Below this man on the pole there is a figure dressed in red that is doubled over holding two flags in front of the pole. There is one yellow and white flag, and one red and blue flag.
