Snakes

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

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

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

$675

 The Snake Goddess Manasa - Mithila painting
SKU: MTP-1706

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

$650

The Kingdom of Birds
SKU: TF-2302

Oshogbo, Nigeria, c.2007
Hammered aluminum relief
(20" h. x 16” w).

$550

Bosou - Vodou Flag
SKU: ANN-1701

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

Lady Tarzan
SKU: BFW-2102

Mr. Brew, Ghana.  Video Movie poster.
c. 2000's
Acrylic paint on cotton flour sack (47" h. x 42"w.).

$475

One-horned "Djab" carnival mask
SKU: HMSK-63

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (24 1/2" h. x 22 1/2” w. x 11” d.) c. 1989.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.

Note: this is a vintage piece collected over thirty years ago, and displayed by the collector.  Some wear and chipping of paint is to be expected.

$425

Dambalah - Vodou Flag
SKU: AC-1501

 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.

 

$395

Lizard, Snake and Chameleon
SKU: ANVG-2401

Warli people, Maharashtra, India. c.2023
White acrylic paint and indigo in clay pigment painted on cotton fabric.
(16.25” x 9.5” on 18.75” x 12.25” sheet)

$325

A Cobra Mamadora (The Nursing Snake)
SKU: ABRA-6

Abraão Batista (Juareiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil)
Woodcut print on paper (image 13" x 21"), #5/50, 1985

$250

Erzulie and Damballa - Vodou Flag
SKU: SD-2501

By artist S.D., Haiti.
Sequins and beads on fabric 17" x 17"), c.1995 - 2000
Note:  Acquired by current owner between 1995 and 2000. Proceeds from sale to be applied to the benefit of the Haitian non-profit organization Fonkoze.

$225

Lord Shiva and Disciple with Snake, Bird and Scorpions
SKU: SHD-2003

Shagun Devi -  Baiga people, Madhya Pradesh State, India
2019/2020
Acrylic on paper
(10" h. x 14" w. )

$225

'Naag-kanya' serpent goddess
SKU: SHLK-2204

Madhubani, Bihar, India
2021
Ink and acrylic on paper
13 3/4" x 10 1/2” sheet (35 x 27cm)

$210

Bagesur Dev (Tiger God) I
SKU: SNB-2001

Santoshi Bai -  Madhya Pradesh State, India
2019/2020
Acrylic on paper
(9" h. x 12" w. )

$195

Bagesur Dev (Tiger God) II
SKU: SNB-2002

Santoshi Bai -  Baiga people, Madhya Pradesh State, India
2019/2020
Acrylic on paper
(9" h. x 12" w. )

$195

Bagesur Dev (Tiger God with snake)
SKU: SHD-2005

Shagun Devi -  Madhya Pradesh State, India
2019/2020
Acrylic on paper
(9" h. x 12" w. )

The Baiga tribe worship the tiger god, Bagesur Dev.  The snake symbolizes lord Shiva.

$195

Two Snakes - Shipibo Cloth Runner
SKU: SHPC-94

c.2021
Cotton fabric with natural and dyes and commercial paints, with hand-drawn design.
(60" h. x 13" w.)  Partial view shown.

$175

A Moca Que Virou Cobra (The Girl Who Became a Cobra)
SKU: JFB-226c

Woodcut print (color) on paper (12" x 19 1/2" image on 19" x 26" sheet),  2002.
Exact design and colors may vary.

$155

Double Snake Mask from Guerrero
SKU: MXM-157

Decorative mask by unknown artist - Guerrero, Mexico,
late 20th century
wood, oil lacquer paint
(10" H x 5.5" W x 9.25" D. )
From private collection, purchased c.1990.

$145

Snake Mask from Guerrero
SKU: MXM-159

Decorative mask by unknown artist - Guerrero, Mexico,
late 20th century
wood, oil lacquer paint
(8" H x 5.5" W x 15.5" D. )
From private collection, purchased c.1990.

$145