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Painting of a child standing in a field with flowers twirling a baton. The child is wearing a yellow top, red pants, and red hat.

Painting of people on a boat in the background. In the foreground, there is a girl in the water with fishes. There are houses in the background.

Painting of a mambo in a blue dress. She is holding a stick in her right hand and is balancing a bowl in her left hand. There are bowls at her feet under her dress.

Painting of houses surrounded by trees and greenery. There are people standing in front of the houses.

The three women represent the goddesses known as Marasa. If you look closely you will see three pronged symbols on their dresses (known as veve) to used to invoke the Marasa. These goddesses of children and childbirth are often depicted as twins,…

People working in a field

Painting of a woman walking with children on a path through a forest. Haiti, Nov. 1950

Painting of a face. The eyes are closed and the mouth is shaped into a circle.