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c.1910 TAXIDERMY PHEASANT DIORAMA/GRIEB/ALL ORIGINAL |
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SIGNED VINTAGE HAITIAN SPIRIT (VOODOO) FLAG
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Fine Art:
Mixed Media:
Pre 2000 item# 548823 (stock# HaitianStJ)
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Shelton Gallery and Fine Silver
(615) 477-6221
$350
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This wonderful signed vintage Haitian spirit flag depicts Ogou, the warrior spirit of justice who appears in the guise of the Catholic Saint James. Dimensions are 30 inches by 31 inches. Haitian spirits or loa are intermediaries between humans and the realm of the spirit. They work magic for people, “mount” or possess their worshippers like horses and “ride” them into the night at special ceremonies. The "veve", or delicate ritual drawings that evoke and invoke the spirits, are drawn i ...click for details
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