Snakes

I will be away from the gallery from July 28th to August 27th. The website is receiving orders as usual, and I should be able to respond to inquiries within a few days, but orders will not be shipped before August 28th.

The Indigo Arts website has remained active over the last year despite the widespread shutdowns due to the COVID-19 virus. I have been able to resume regular operations. I am able to pack and ship most orders within a few days. Shipping times have increased during this period. The gallery is open to visitors on an appointment only basis. Please phone or email ahead.

Note: USPS service remains very slow. I don't recommend it if you are in a hurry. Parcels sent by 2 or 3 Day Priority Mail may take 2 to 4 weeks to arrive. Pleae note also that USPS shipping estimates include little or no insurance, which we must charge separately.
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Ayida Wedo/Snake Woman - Vodou Flag

SKU: BV-1601

Andremise Brianville Valris

Haiti

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.

Provenance:

Judy Hoffman - Art Creation Foundation for Children

$1800

Damballa

SKU: THI-2002

Thialy (Ermistral Charles)

Haiti

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

$1800

"Dambalah Haida Wedo" Beaded Drapo

SKU: RA-1407

Roudy Azor

Haiti

Dambalah Haida Wedo Beaded Drapo
Roudy Azor (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Sequins and beads on fabric (25" x 20"),
c. 2013
The flag is extremely densely beaded and sequinned (and thus extremely heavy), in the manner of the artists Constant and Simeon.

$1200

Large Coiled Snake - Huichol Beaded Sculpture by Hector Ortiz

SKU: HCS-15

Huichol Artists, various

Mexico

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.

13" tall, 8" dia.

Hector Ortiz, Huichol people - Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1997.

$1200

Coiled Snake - Huichol Beaded Sculpture by Luis Ruiz

Coiled Snake with "Smoke" - Early Huichol Beaded Sculpture by Luis Ruiz

SKU: HCS-21

Huichol Artists, various

Mexico

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads and inset coin, set in beeswax
7" tall, 5" dia.
Luis Ruiz, Huichol people - Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970's - 1980's. Purchased by current owner in 1997.

$1200

Frog with Coiled Snake - Huichol Beaded Sculpture

Large Frog with Coiled Snake on Back - Huichol Beaded Sculpture by Hector Ortiz

SKU: HCS-19

Huichol Artists, various

Hector Ortiz

Mexico

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
8" h. x 8" w. x 9" d.
Hector Ortiz C., Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1997.

$1100

Dambala - vintage Vodou Flag

SKU: ANN/D-9001

Anonymous Haitian Artist

Haiti

Dambala Vodou Banner
Artist Unknown, in style of Bel Air artists such as Silva Joseph, Edgar Jean-Louis (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Sequins and beads on fabric (31 x 31), c.1985
Provenance: Grass Roots Gallery, NY, c.1990

$875

Esprit de Serpent avec Lunettes (Snake-spirit with glasses)

SKU: GF-1901

Gerard Fortuné

Haiti

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

$850

Fon Gelede Mask Surmounted by Snake in Jar

Fon Gelede Mask Surmounted by Woman Carrying Snake in Jar

SKU: AFM-2002

Fon people

Benin

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.

Provenance:

Nancy Josephson Collection

$850

Dambala and Erzulie Vodou Flag

SKU: LFL-1601

Fils Lafleur

Haiti

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.

Provenance:

Judy Hoffman - Art Creation Foundation for Children

$775

Dambalah Ouedo- Vodou Flag

SKU: RORO-2006

Roland Rockville

Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Beads and sequins on fabric, with clear plastic covering on chromolithograph print of face.
(16" x 15 1/2”), c.2005.
Ex. collection of Nancy Josephson.
The flag is published in the book Spirits in Sequins: Vodou Flags of Haiti by Nancy Josephson (p. 25). She writes "In this small 14" x 14" flag, Rockville needed to use the chromolithograph to show the face of the saint. Note the use of French curves in the border. This is one of Rockville's trademarks."

Provenance:

Nancy Josephson Collection

$550

Bosou - Vodou Flag

SKU: ANN-1701

Anonymous Haitian Artist

Haiti

Artist unknown, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sequins and beads on fabric.
(28 3/4" x 30") c.2005.
Note: several sequins missing. See photos.

$550

Mambo with Snakes (Ceremonie #6)

SKU: GF-1406

Gerard Fortuné

Haiti

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

$475

Mithila painting

SKU: MTP-1706

Mithila and Madhubani Artists

India

Undetermined artist - Madhubani, Bihar, India
c.1976
Ink and paint on paper
(22" h. x 30" w. )

$450

Curandero de la Selva (Jungle Healer) Retablo

SKU: PRTB-15

Jimenez Family and others from Ayacucho, Peru

Peru

Mabilon Jimenez (Peru),
Painted plaster sculpture in painted wood box
(9 1/2" h. x 11 3/4" w. x 3" d.)
Note: exact design will vary.

$395

Dambalah - Vodou Flag

SKU: AC-1501

Evelyn Alcide

Haiti

Evelyn Alcide (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Sequins and beads on fabric (15 1/2" x 18 1/2"),
c.2005
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.

Provenance:

Judy Hoffman - Art Creation Foundation for Children

~~$395~~ $316