Handmade Haitian Beaded flag 'Tet San Ko' Item ID: 2671796418

Name: Handmade Haitian Beaded flag 'Tet San Ko'
Brand: Marie Mireille Delisme
SKU: 2671796418
Price: 650.00 USD
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"Masterfully crafted by hand, this drapo vodou or 'voodoo flag' from Mireille Delisme represents Tet San Ko. Each tiny glass bead is individually stitched to the cotton backing to create the elaborate design, in a process that can take as much as ten days. Haitian voodoo flags are traditionally used in ceremonies, and are believed to serve as a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds. The wall hanging features a rod pocket at the top for display."

Item detail

0.29 lb
22 inches L x 16 inches W
8.82 lbs
22 inches L x 16 inches W
100% cotton
glass beads
Display rod not included
Hand-crafted item -- color
size and/or motif may vary slightly
Intended as wall decor

Made in Haiti

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Marie Mireille Delisme

Delisme was born in Leogane, Haiti, in 1965. In her early twenties, she moved to Port-au-Prince and learned sewing and beading techniques while working in a wedding dress factory. Her artistic journey started with a dream in which she was visited by a spirit. When relating the dream to her father, an oungan (Vodou priest), he interpreted the message to come from the Vodou spirit of love, loa Erzulie. Erzulie, represented as a heart, is the same image Delisme saw in her vision. Her first flag featured a sequined heart symbol, fully inspired by her dream.

At the age of twenty-five, Delisme began her life as an independent artist. She continued to master sewing and beading by creating more drapos, finding inspiration from her own dreams and their Vodou interpretation. Delisme now has her own atelier in Port-au-Prince, where she employs more than ten other artisans.

Delisme participated in the 2004 and 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showcasing her flags in the Marketplace. Her drapos are permanently exhibited in Haiti at Galerie Monnin, Kay Artisans, and Galerie Men Nou.

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Marie Mireille Delisme hand-beaded voodoo flags and decor

Based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, artist Marie Mireille Delisme specializes in drapo Vodou-decorative flags depicting religious imagery through sequin embroidery. Traditionally, drapo Vodou are used in religious ceremonies; worshippers wear them over their shoulders during a procession to symbolically join the loa, or Vodou spirits.

Delisme was born in Leogane, Haiti, in 1965. In her early twenties, she moved to Port-au-Prince and learned sewing and beading techniques while working in a wedding dress factory. Her artistic journey started with a dream in which she was visited by a spirit. When relating the dream to her father, an oungan (Vodou priest), he interpreted the message to come from the Vodou spirit of love, loa Erzulie. Erzulie, represented as a heart, is the same image Delisme saw in her vision. Her first flag featured a sequined heart symbol, fully inspired by her dream.

At the age of twenty-five, Delisme began her life as an independent artist. She continued to master sewing and beading by creating more drapos, finding inspiration from her own dreams and their Vodou interpretation. Delisme now has her own atelier in Port-au-Prince, where she employs more than ten other artisans.

Delisme participated in the 2004 and 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showcasing her flags in the Marketplace. Her drapos are permanently exhibited in Haiti at Galerie Monnin, Kay Artisans, and Galerie Men Nou.

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