Collector:

Dr. Michael Mason  Search this

Donor Name:

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Height - Bottom To Top Of Bottle:

28 cm

Circumference - Around The Bottle:

26 cm

Culture:

Haitian  Search this

Object Type:

Bottle

Place:

Haiti, Caribbean

Accession Date:

7 Jun 2012

Collection Date:

1 Jul 2004

Notes:

Glass bottle covered entirely in blue fabric. Blue fabric covers bottle top. Gold sequined binding wrapped around top of bottle. Purple sequined binding frames gold sequins on botle neck. Gold and black binding frames image of middle-aged male saint on one knee praying with hands clasped. Blue scarf tied around bottle neck.

Collected at 2004 Folklife Festival, Haiti exhibition. Used for libations in ceremonies

Record Last Modified:

7 May 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2042712

USNM Number:

E432793-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a8f84a3-007a-4404-8bac-39be94b885fe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_10248411