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Haitian asson comprising of a gourd with a string of beads wrapped around.

Coffee grinder comprising of a painted wooden box with a metal grinder at the top.

This portrait depicts Jovenel Moise, who served as President of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. His presidency was marked by significant social and economic challenges reflecting broader issues in Haiti's political and civic life.

Framed sketch drawing of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable wearing a hat and holding a drum and a bottle., b/w.

Granbwa Lanmou (The Big Tree of Love in Haitian Creole) is a durational performance piece where the artist invites the audience to adorn the artist's body with different colorful satin or silk fabrics, repersenting different spirits or Lwa in Haitian…

People Who Touched Haiti Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable 1745-1818, Alexandre Petion 1770-1818, Jean Jacques Dessalines 1758-1806, Toussaint Louverture Francois Dominique 1744-1803, Henri Christophe 1767-1820

Painting of a steaming pot of soup joumou. There is a hand on the left holding a jar of spices. There is a window with the Chicago cityscape in the background.

Nude woman drying herself near the water. There is fruit and leaves in the foreground. There are leafy hills in the background. There is a sailboat sailing on the water in the background.

Wooden sculpture of a man and a woman kissing.

A Freemason sword with sheath. The Masonic Sword is a ceremonial object, not intended for combat.