DepartmentLatin America
Gede libation bottle
NameLibation bottle
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1990s
Place madePort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumGlass, cloth, ribbon, chain, paper
Dimensions11 1/8 × 3 3/16 × 3 1/8 in. (28.3 × 8.1 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.17
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.37.17
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean.
DescriptionBottle decorated in black cloth with a picture of a man holding a cross on the front. Picture is surrounded with multicolored ribbon. Ribbon extends to the top and bottom. A cross on a chain is wrapped around the bottle neck.
