Haitian Vodou - Gallery of Haitian Vodou Objects

Gallery of Haitian Vodou Objects

  • Ceremonial suit

  • Statue of a djab, a quick-working wild spirit.

  • Ceremonial drum

  • Banner reading "Trop Pou Te" in the Haitian Creole language

  • Mirrors represent doorways to the world of the dead.

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