Ogou and Sain Jacques Majeur figures on horseback

NameSculpture

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1990s

Place collectedHaiti, Caribbean

Place madeHaiti, Caribbean

MediumPlastic, paint

DimensionsWhite horse (a) and blue rider (b): 8 1/8 × 9 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (20.7 × 23 × 8.4 cm)
Red horse (c) and rider (d): 8 1/16 × 8 7/8 × 3 3/16 in. (20.5 × 22.5 × 8.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.36a-d

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.36a-d

ProvenancePurchased by donor at market, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionTwo action figure riders on horseback. There is a rider with a blue body and silver accents (b), who is riding a white horse with red and gold accents (a). The blue rider is holding a gold sword in his proper right hand. The other rider is red with gold accents (d), who is riding a red horse with blue and gold accents (c). The red rider is holding a gold sword in his proper right hand.