Art
Haitian Folk Art Voodoo Flag
- Item Number
- 347
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 33 USD to bsrobinson
- Number of Bids
- 10 - Bid History
Item Description
16.5" x 16.5.
The edging has a pocket on top where a rod can be slipped through to hang. Hanging hardware not included.
More info about Haitian Folk Art Voodoo Flags: http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_haiti_main.html
The religious origins of Voodoo Flags are sometimes obscured by their increasing popularity as pure objects of art amongst collectors of Haitian Art. These flags, made from satin, silk, cloth or burlap, and embroidered with pearls, beads and sequins of often brilliantly iridescent colours, are today much sought-after for their aesthetics. The colourful embroidery, the intricacy of the decorative patterns, the sheer inventiveness in the depiction of the various loas to whom the flags are dedicated, are certainly beguiling.
Traditionally, however, Voodoo flags have been regarded as sacred, and they play an important part in Voodoo ceremonies. Stored in shrines, these sacred objects are carried out during ceremonies by Voodoo priestesses, to honour and call forth the loas to whom the ceremony is dedicated.
In the past, Voodoo flags were designed by Voodoo priests. Antique flags are often, but not always, starker in colour and design, their patterns less intricate, their embroidery less ornate. Today, a growing number of artists, as well as Voodoo priests, continue to design and make these flags. The flags still play a central role in Voodoo ceremonies, but their popularity has led to an ever wider array of designs, colours, patterns and sizes.
The flags contain lots of symbols with special meaning.
Item Special Note
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