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HERZILIE FREDA

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Flag / Banner. Herzulie / Erzulie The flag has red ribbon (satin border) around it, a multi-color half square triangle sequin border and in the center is a picture of St. Mary. The picture is covered in plastic and sequins are sewn around it. Other number: 128 Haitian flag makers will sometimes sew chromo-lithographic prints of the Catholic saints into their works. Each saint corresponds to a different loa or spirit. Freda is a somewhat tragic figure who longs for romantic love and fine things—hence her association with the bejeweled Our Lady of Sorrows.
Title HERZILIE FREDA
artist Unknown
Index Date 1999
Date (Other) 1999
Provenance Janet Feldman
source Gift of Janet Feldman
MC religions (belief systems;cultures;concepts)
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Extent 34.38 x 27.63 in. (87.31 x 70.17 cm)
Medium Textile
Media Type image/jpeg
Identifier (local) 2007.0277
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