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DepartmentLatin America

Paket Kongo

NameRitual bundle
Maker Pierrot Barra (Haitian, 1942 - 1999)
Dateca. 1960s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumWood, cloth, string, sequins
Dimensions11 13/16 × 6 11/16 × 5 1/16 in. (30 × 17 × 12.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.6
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.6
ProvenancePurchased by donor from Pierrot Barra and Marie Cassaise, Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionSculptural cross bundle of green and red cloth accented with pinkish ribbon, string, and strands of translucent green sequins.
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