Vodoun flag
Maker
“G”
DateLate 20th C
MediumSatin cloth, sequins, seed beads, and tubular beads
Signed“G”
Credit LineGift of Mitchell and Loretta Chipin
Object numberCAR2006.08.CHI
DescriptionCeremonial Vodou flag (drapo) on a gray satin ground. The decorative border that defines the perimeter of the flag is comprised of triangles in a variety of colors. The central image on the banner is of a bull, or the loa Bossu (also Bosou). He is depicted in black sequins with white and silver sequined accents. His tongue is long and extends to the ground.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Exhibitions
Entangled Intimacies
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Unknown, Haitian
Unknown, Diné (Navajo)