Mater Salvator/Ezili Danto drapo

NameRitual flag

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1990-1999

Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean

Place madeHaiti, Caribbean

MediumSynthetic satin, plastic sequins, glass beads

Dimensions31 × 41 1/4 in. (78.7 × 104.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.26.1

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.26.1

ProvenancePurchased by donor from Pierrot Barra and Marie Cassaise, Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionVodou flag comprised of beads, sequins and satin. The piece has a fuchsia satin border with a green, pink and iridescent pearl background.There is a brown Madonna and child at the center of the piece with two red, blue, white and gold hearts to the right and left of the two figures in the center. "Mater Salvadoris" is written in beads at the top.