Guede Djable 2 Cornes

n.d.

Myrlande Constant

Associated Names
Myrlande Constant

Artist, Haitian, born 1968

This work depicts a large, bat-like figure with outstretched wings. The figure appears to sparkle, its black body outlined with gray. It has a red mouth, a red stomach, red boots, and a green snake wrapped around its neck. In one hand it holds a long sword, and in the other it holds a decapitated head by the hair. The head is white with red lips. The background is white. Below the wings of the creature, near the bottom left and right corners, are two colorful, symmetrical patterns or insignias. There is text at the top of the piece, and the word "Constant" in the bottom left corner. The material of the work appears to be small, colorful beads, giving it the textured appearance of a mosaic. The beads all reflect the light slightly differently.

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A woman is shown from behind in a white dress with a black sweater hanging over her shoulders. She stands looking towards two abstract paintings hanging on a white wall. A two piece vibrant yellow painting hangs to the left. On the right is a painting with two triangles of kelly green one of which is inverted so they meet in the middle of the canvas. The remaining left and right of the canvas is a solid white.

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This is a painting of a ceremonial procession passing through a tan wall with three large archways decorated with vibrant red-and-blue flags. Through the large, central archway, a group of men on horseback process toward us, the men wearing hats and uniforms in shades of green, gray, and blue. At the front of the group is a man with brown skin and a gray beard, wearing a red-and-blue sash over a green jacket and a black hat with a white plume. A well-dressed crowd is gathered around the procession, wearing colorful dresses and suits in shades of pink, teal, blue, and purple. They look towards the figures on horseback, and many of them clap. Among the people in the crowd and those on horseback, there is a wide variety of skin tones, including dark brown, light brown, tan, and pale pink. Beyond the arched openings, a long road lined with small, colorful buildings in shades of pink, yellow, and brown is visible under a blue sky.

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Provenance

The artist; purchased 2001 by Beverly and John Fox Sullivan, Little Washington, VA; gift 2023 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top, beaded: GUiDiDiab L02CoRNES
lower left, beaded: CONS T AN T

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