Browse Items (17 total)

  • Tags: Vodou

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Religious object.

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Doll with blue sequins and gold trim.

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Thought to be Madam Bossou. Madam Bossou is possessing. Has two horns, two faces, wings, female genetalia, and a tail

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Painting of a man and a woman preparing a voodou ceremony. The woman is kneeling over a pot, piercing an image with a knife. Handwritten on back: The piercing of a photo, or, as, in this case, the image when it appears in the mirror will serve the…

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Blue Paket Kongo (Haitian Spritual Object)

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This Vodou flag depicts Erzulie Freda, the goddess of love and prosperity. Here she appears in a golden crown and necklace with rings on her fingers, showcasing the prosperity she can bring to those who worship her. But be careful the goddess…

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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,…

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Flag has a blue background. There is a horse and rider in the center. The flag is covered in beads and sequins.

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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.

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Vodou ceremonial cross
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