Exhibition Tour
Vodou - Art and Cult from Haiti. 350 objects from the collection of Marianne Lehmann in Port-au-Prince. Photo tour through the presentation in Berlin, 2010.
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Ayida Wèdo (Danmbala’s wife) is shown here in a manner often used in West Africa for Mami Wata. There Mami Wata is also a water deity. This specific portrayal is based on the 19th-century depiction of an Indian snake charmer.
Textile, metal, glass beads and spangles
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Vodou - Art and Cult from Haiti. 350 objects from the collection of Marianne Lehmann in Port-au-Prince. Photo tour through the presentation in Berlin, 2010.