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Snakes

The Sacred paths of the First World
SKU: JBS-2301

Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2000
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24").

Provenance:  private collection, Arizona.
 

$4900

Snake Woman Vodou Flag
SKU: BV-1601

Brianville Valris (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Sequins and beads on fabric (42 x 35), c.2010
This flag is extremely densely beaded and sequinned (and thus extremely heavy), in the manner of the artists Constant and Simeon.
This flag is being sold by Judy Hoffman for the benefit of the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which she founded in Jacmel, Haiti.

$3800

Damballa
SKU: THI-2002

Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Oil on Canvas (36" x 24"), 1989.  
Ex. collection of Carlos Jara.

$1800

Dambala - Vodou flag
SKU: LFL-2302

Fils Lafleur (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Beads on fabric (36.75” x 30”)
c.2005
This flag is being sold by Judy Hoffman for the benefit of the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which she founded in Jacmel, Haiti.

$1250

Dambalah Wouedo - Vodou Flag
SKU: YT-2304

"Dambalah Wouedo" - Vodou Flag
Sequins and beads on fabric
(41" x 34"), 1999
This flag is being sold by Judy Hoffman for the benefit of the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which she founded in Jacmel, Haiti.

$1250

Green Snake Mask attributed to Victoriano Salgado of Michoacan
SKU: MXM-156

Unsigned but attributed to Victoriano Salgado Morales (1920 - 2012)
Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico,
c.1970 - 1980
Maque lacquer on wood.
(11.5" H x 9" W x 6.5" D.)
Provenance: estate of artist William Scharf, NYC.

A prolific designer and maker of wooden, maque, decorative masks used by dancers in Purépecha fiestas, one of Grand Masters of Mexican Folk art and one of last skilled masters of this unique art form. Mr. Salgado learned this skill from several mask makers of the Magdalena neighborhood where he grew up. His first mask dates back to 1950 and it was a "Negrito" folk dance mask.

Victoriano's masks are not painted, the process used for color is a highly superior technique called "maque", which is a pre-hispanic process involving numerous applications of natural earth and insect pigments and oils applied with the palm of the hand that hardens into a brilliant, lustrous surface.

Mr. Salgado created over 60 different masks, the most famous: dance of the Señor Naranjo, and the dance of the Tataqueri, Corcovi, Negritos and Viejitos.

He passed away on September 2012 two weeks before receiving the Erendira Award, The highest prize given by the Michoacan State Government.

$1150

Dambala and Erzulie Vodou Flag
SKU: LFL-1601

Fils Lafleur (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Beads on fabric (35 3/4" x 30 1/4")
c.2005
This flag is being sold by Judy Hoffman for the benefit of the Art Creation Foundation for Children, which she founded in Jacmel, Haiti.

$975

Esprit de Serpent avec Lunettes (Snake-spirit with glasses)
SKU: GF-1901

Gerard Fortuné (Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1924-2019)
Oil on board (24"x 32"), c.1984.

$950

Dos Viboras - Nierika Yarn Painting
SKU: CPR-2403

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c.1970's. Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood (24" x 24"). From a private collection. This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public. Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title. This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish. It is signed by the artist, with a stamp from the Instituto Nacional Indigenista, in Mexico.

$950

Fon Gelede Mask Surmounted by Snake in Jar
SKU: AFM-2002

Fon, Benin, late 20th century
Wood with red, green, yellow, black, white oil paints, nylon string (18"h. x 6 1/2"w. x 8" d.).  Snake in pot is operable by pulling string.  
Ex. collection of Nancy Josephson.  Purchased by collector in Benin, c.2000.

$850

Damballa Fumant
SKU: GF-2402

Oil on board (24"x 24"), c,1990. Framed.
Provenance: private collection

$850

Dambalah Wedo - Vodou flag
SKU: CBA-2201

Sequins and beads on fabric (18" x 16"),
c.1980's/1990's.  Signature "CB" at bottom, front.

Provenance: from private collection.

 

$850

Erzulie and Damballa - Vodou Flag
SKU: JBF-349

Sequins and beads on fabric
(36" x 27") c.1996

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$850

Damballa Vodou Banner
SKU: MS/D1202

(Port-au-Prince)
Sequins and beads on fabric
(31 1/2 x 24) c.2009

Ex. collection of the late Marilyn Houlberg.

$ 750

Ceremonie for Damballa - Vodou flag
SKU: JBF-218

Sequins and beads on fabric
(31" x 24") c.2000

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$750

Metresse & Damballa - Vodou Flag
SKU: JBF-315

Menos
Sequins and beads on fabric
(27.5" x 28.5") c.2010

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$675

Erzulie and Damballa - Vodou Flag
SKU: JBF-236

Sequins and beads on fabric
(31" x 30"), c. 2010.

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$675

Dambala & Erzulie - Vodou Flag
SKU: JBF-253

Sequins and beads on fabric
(30.5" x 27.5"), c. 2010.

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$675

Dambala - Vodou Flag
SKU: JBF-243

Signed "MR", Port-au-Prince
Sequins and beads on fabric
(23" x 28") c.2010

Ex. Collection of Dr. Jacques Bartoli.

$625

Gerard Fortuné - Mambo with Snakes (Ceremonie #6)
SKU: GF-1406

(Port-au-Prince)
Oil on canvas (20" x 16"), c.2010

$575