Vodou Ceremony Painting

NamePainting

Maker Joseph Augustin (Haitian)

Date1990s

Place madeCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean

Place collectedCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean

MediumCanvas, Acrylic Paint

Dimensions19 7/16 × 30 1/8 × 9/16 in. (49.4 × 76.5 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.26

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.26

ProvenancePurchased by donor in market in Croix des Bouquets.

DescriptionThis painting has a blue sky and tropical forest background. In the foreground there are 22 people performing a variety of activities. There are three men drumming to the proper left hand side and one woman affixing two flags to the center pole of the main structure of the painting. The flag on the proper left is blue and red, while the flag on the proper right is blue white and red.