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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Vodou medicine packet for Damballah (Paket Kongo)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Vodou medicine packet for Damballah (Paket Kongo)

Maker Haitian Artist - Floridian
Date2012
Made/manufacturedMiami, Florida, United States
MediumCloth, feathers, thread, satin ribbon, unidentified substances
Dimensions8 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (21 x 9.8 x 9.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Robin and Donna Poynor
Object number2018.5
Collections
DescriptionDark green cloth bundle with bulbous base and tapered neck, secured with randomly wrapped red and white thread and green satin ribbon. Sealed with a stopper topped with a tuft of brown and gray chicken feathers.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Sierra Leonean Artist
c. 1940
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1954-1965
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Bottle for Vodou spirit Damballah
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Smallpox God
Yoruba Artist
1969
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Robe
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Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 19th century
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Cassowary Headdress
New Guinean, Middle or Lower Sepik
last half 20th century
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New Guinean, Sepik River
last half 20th century
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Dual ancestral costume
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Coverlet
Unknown Chinese Artist
19th century
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Headdress
Karamojong Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Headdress
Karamojong Artist
20th century
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Masquerade (deangle)
Mano Artist
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