DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Le Jour du Seisme (The Day of the Earthquake)

NameVodou flag (drapo)

Maker Evelyn Alcide (Haitian)

Date2010

Place madePort-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean

MediumGlass beads, polyester satin, plastic sequins, cotton thread

DimensionsOverall: 38 x 50 3/16 in. (96.5 x 127.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2011.15.1

Object numberFA.2011.15.1

DescriptionMulti-colored, beaded cityscape depicting earthquake scene, visited by winged Haitian gods assisting earthquake victims. Scene surrounded by two rows of larger orange beads, also surrounded by 2 inch black satin border. Artist beaded signature "ALCIDE" in lower right corner. "LE JOUR DU SEISME" text upper left center, translates as "The day of the earthquake"