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VINTAGE HAITIAN VODOU SEQUIN SPIRIT BOTTLE - DAMBALA - ALTAR PIECE

$ 66

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
  • Height (Inches): 11"
  • Condition: One owner - excellent condition. Judge for yourself. Look at all the pictureds which arepartof the description of this spirit bottle.
  • Size: Small (up to 12in.)
  • Material: Sequins, beads, fabric & bottle
  • Date of Creation: Unknown
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Subject: Religious
  • Originality: Original
  • Listed By: Owner
  • Style: Folk Art
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Region of Origin: Haiti
  • Artist: Unknown

    Description

    VINTAGE HAITIAN VODOU SPIRIT SEQUIN BOTTLE - DAMBALA - ALTAR PIECE
    This is an offering bottle that would be placed at a Haitian Vodou altar.  The altar is the pinnacle of a Vodou ceremony. Rural Vodou altars are adorned with a plethora of bottles.
    Sequins and beads on fabric on glass bottle
    Size +/- 2 ¾“ x 11”)
    Mid-20th century
    Unknown artist, Haiti
    Sequined altar bottles are each made by hand. Each bead and sequin is sewn on, one at a time. The bottles are both spiritual and a beautiful piece of cultural folk art
    The lawa depected on this bottle is probably Danbala Wèdo, the supreme snake spirit that is associated with happiness and wealth
    Single owner. Purchased in Little Haiti, Miami, FL in the late 1990s
    Please look at all the pictures which are part of the description of the Vodou bottle
    Sold “as is” & “as pictured”
    Why selling? Seniors downsizing