Gran Bwa 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 5/16 × 33 3/4 in. (79.6 × 85.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.26.5

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.26.5

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

DescriptionVodou flag comprised of satin, beads and sequins. This flag has an orange satin border, with an iridescent pearl sequin background. There is a red/brown human figure with a heart shaped head, smoking a purple, pink and yellow pipe at the center of the flag. The figures clothing is a multi-colored pattern comprised of the following colors; cream, light green, dark green, red, and light blue. The figure is surrounded by two red/brown branches that contain one green snake on the proper right side and one black snake on the proper left. Written vertically in gold to the proper right is "GRAND BOIS". And written vertically in gold to the proper left is "GP".