Erzuli as Piper, Frantz Beauvoir

Artwork Overview

Erzuli as Piper, 1974
Where object was made: Haiti
Material/technique: hardboard; paint
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 25 x 40.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 9 13/16 x 15 15/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 12 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 1 3/4 in
Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection
Accession number: 2011.0250
On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Empowerment

Erzuli is one of the most powerful lwas, or spirits, in Haitian Vodou. She embodies love, beauty, luxury, and flowers. She also represents water, femininity, and fluidity—all life forces. The piper figure in Haitian Vodou is associated with death. Here, Erzuli is portrayed as a piper, creating happiness around her in a beautiful garden suggesting the connection of life and death.

Empowerment

Erzuli is one of the most powerful lwas, or spirits, in Haitian Vodou. She embodies love, beauty, luxury, and flowers. She also represents water, femininity, and fluidity—all life forces. The piper figure in Haitian Vodou is associated with death. Here, Erzuli is portrayed as a piper, creating happiness around her in a beautiful garden suggesting the connection of life and death.

Exhibitions

Sean Barker, curator
Amanda Martin-Hamon, curator
2007
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027