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Le Jour du Seisme (The Day of the Earthquake)
Le Jour du Seisme (The Day of the Earthquake)
Le Jour du Seisme (The Day of the Earthquake)

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
Collections
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"
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