Vodoun flag
Maker
Unknown, Haitian
MediumSatin fabric, sequins, seed beads
Dimensions47 1/2” H x 29 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of LeRoy G. Potts Jr ‘85
Object numberCAR2007.03.POT
DescriptionCeremonial Vodun flag (drapo) with Virgin and Child (Erzuli) with pink faces. Child is dressed in pink, while the Virgin has a blue mantle with gold trim over a red and green robe. The figures are encircled above by stars, and on all sides by Vodun symbols (vèvè), including a large red heart at the bottom center and two white hearts in the upper corners.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Exhibitions
Entangled Intimacies
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