Vodou Ceremony Painting

NamePainting

Date1990s

Place madeCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean

Place collectedCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean

MediumCanvas, Acrylic Paint

Dimensions23 15/16 × 19 7/8 × 13/16 in. (60.8 × 50.5 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.27

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.27

ProvenancePurchased by donor in market in Croix des Bouquets.

DescriptionThis painting has an orange and brown background. At the center of the painting there is a large brown pole. On that toward the top of the pole, is a man in blue and red pants with no shirt, holding a green bottle in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand. Below this man on the pole there is a figure dressed in red that is doubled over holding two flags in front of the pole. There is one yellow and white flag, and one red and blue flag.