Vodou Ceremony Painting

NamePainting

Artist Lucson

Date2014

Place madeIle a Vache, Haiti, Caribbean

Place collectedIle a Veche, Haiti, Caribbean

MediumCanvas, Acrylic Paint

Dimensions21 1/4 × 32 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (54 × 83.7 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.25

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.25

ProvenancePurchased by donor in market in Ile a Vache.

DescriptionThis painting has a light blue and brown background. In the center of the painting there is a large pole with one red and one black flag. In front of the pole there is a woman in a white dress lying on the floor surrounded by white candles. There are twelve people behind the woman, all dressed in white clothing with red accents.