Unusual jacket decorated by sequins and beads to depict the Vodou "lwa" Bossou, in the form of a bull's head. Attributed to Antoine Oleyant, the most original, celebrated and sought-after artist of the era. Style of bull's head is characteristic of Oleyant's style as are the "pwen" star figures on the front and back of the jacket.
Sequins and beads on Gap cotton denim jacket.
Size: small (women's).
(26" h" x 61" w. with sleeves full extended)
Provenance: purchased by current owner from Gloria Frank Gallery, NYC, c.1990.
Condition: Excellent (two sequins missing on back).
Exquisite "drapo Vodou" (Vodou flag) by the most original, celebrated and sought-after artist of the medium. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, c.1990.
Sequins and beads on fabric, with burlap backing.
(40" x 33.5")
Provenance: "Dambala" by Antoine Oleyant, was created in the late 1980s - 1992. Very good condition, sequins sewn on burlap backing, velcro installation strips attached. Current owner acquired from Tina Girouard in 2010. Ships with provenance document and color photo of Antoine used in the book "Sequin Artists of Haiti", written by Tina Girouard.
Condition: Very good condition with exception of a few missing sequins near the edge, as shown in photo diagram and accompanying details. No apparent fading.
Donald Cosentino, Editor
With Essays by Susan Preston Blier, Robert Farris Thompson, Sidney Mintz, Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique, Laennec Hurbon, Karen McCarthy, Mama Lola, Marilyn Houlberg, George Rene,Elizabeth McAlister, Patrick Polk, Tina Girouard, Randall Morris, Donald Cosentino
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, 1995
Edited by Alex Farquarson and Leah Gordon
With Contributions by Colin Dayan, Katherine Smith, Wendy Asquith, Michael Richardson and others.
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottongham, UK 2012
248 pages (hardcover)
