Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Bottle for Vodou spirit Damballah

Artist Haitian Artist

Date2012

MediumGlass, fabric, sequins

Dimensions14 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (35.6 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Robin Poynor

Object number2013.30

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Not on view

Collections

AFRICAN

DescriptionCommercial liquor bottle, wrapped in green cloth, black flocking in floral pattern cloth; red band of sequins on side, and neck and curved on center; relief of snake undulating across the length of bottle, brown with green sequin eyes, plus cloth (velvet) stopper covered with clack sequined cloth.