Gran Bwa drapo

NameRitual flag

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1990-1999

Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean

Place madeHaiti, Caribbean

MediumSynthetic satin, plastic sequins, glass beads

Dimensions29 1/4 × 28 3/4 in. (74.3 × 73 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.26.4

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.26.4

ProvenancePurchased by donor from Pierrot Barra and Marie Cassaise, Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionVodou flag comprised of satin, beads and sequins. The flag has a red satin border with an iridescent pearl background. There is a figure at the center with gold coloring, white hair, and blue feet. The figure has a box shaped body comprised of a red and blue checker pattern with a purple stripe along the center of the body. On the proper left there is a green tree trunk with no leaves. Written vertically on the proper left side in brown sequins are the words "GRAND BOIS".