DepartmentLatin America
Libation bottle for Danbala
NameLibation bottle
Maker
Junior Bernier
(Haitian)
Date2000s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumGlass, paint
Dimensions11 1/16 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (28.1 × 8 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.10
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.10
ProvenancePurchased by donor at Hotel Le Perroquet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionRitual bottle painted textured light brown. Two light blue poles with snakes wrapped around them painted on the front. Snakes are extended towards each other with a cream oval between them. Yellow crescent below the poles.1960s
Collected 1961-1962