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Standing relief figure with horns, holding machete in left hand, inscriptions on chest of various symbols; body is painted red with black accented features; symbols painted in gray, yellow and white; shoes are painted black with green, red and yellow details.
Devil Figure (dyab)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Devil Figure (dyab)

Maker Haitian Artist
Datec. 1970
Place of originHaiti
MediumPapier mâché, paint
Dimensions30 × 18 × 5 in. (76.2 × 45.7 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Alvan and Barbara Bluhm
Object number2017.78.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionStanding relief figure with horns, holding machete in left hand, inscriptions on chest of various symbols; body is painted red with black accented features; symbols painted in gray, yellow and white; shoes are painted black with green, red and yellow details.
Curatorial RemarksThe donors left 11 3 x 5 in. photographs of objects in situ to be digitized at high resolution for the museum’s records and use with contextualization in exhibitions. The original photographs will be returned to the donors. See attached images of photographs.
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