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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Devil Figure (dyab)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Devil Figure (dyab)

Maker Haitian Artist
Datec. 1970
Made/manufacturedHaiti
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
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.
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