Baron Samdi Figure

NameSculpture

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1990s

Place madeHaiti, Caribbean

Place collectedHaiti, Caribbean

MediumFelt, yarn, plaster, paint, glitter, plastic pearls, cloth, satin ribbon, lace, wood, feathers, Spanish moss

Dimensionsincludes feathers: 13 3/4 × 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 in. (35 × 23 × 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.44

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.44

ProvenancePurchased by donor at market, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionThis figure is comprised of wood, a white plaster skull painted with black and glitter accents, a black hat, white and lace under shirt, black fabric over coat, with back wrapping where the legs should be, and a red ribbon waist sash. The figure has plastic pearls around its neck, and purple feathers fastened behind the head.