DepartmentLatin America
Marasa altar bottle
NameRitual bottle
Maker
Pierrot Barra
(Haitian, 1942 - 1999)
Date1990s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumGlass, plastic, cloth, beads, string, foil
Dimensions11 15/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (30.3 × 7.2 × 7.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.2
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.2
ProvenancePurchased by donor from Pierrot Barra and Marie Cassaise, Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionGlass Vodou altar bottle containing plastic baby doll arm and two heads wrapped in red cloth and attached to a body wrapped in red cloth and black beads. Bottle has a white cap and red cloth with a piece of foil attached at the bottom.
20th century
