Haitian Voodoo Vodou Flag Erzulie Danthor by Yves Telemaque 1997

Handmade sequined Voodoo flag from Haiti by one of the premiere voodoo drapeau artists, Yves Telemaque. Telemaque has a very distinct geometric border and incorporates playing card suits. This flag has been in my collection for 20 years. It is much more image intensive than the Telemaque I am seeing online. Measures 32" x 39". Flag is in excellent condition. Erzulie Dantòr is the Queen of the Petro nation and the mother of "Ti Jean Petro", she is often depicted as a fearsome black woman, protectively holding "Ti Jean Petro" in her arms. She is a particularly fierce protector of women, children and the neglects of society. She is the Lwa Pwen, in contrast with Èrzuli Freda who will bless you with material riches, Èrzulie Dantòr will give you the Spiritual Knowledge needed to navigate through this material reality. Èrzulie Dantòr's wealth lasts and can be passed on from one generation to another, whereas Èrzuli Freda, in any of her jealous fits, can deprive overnight of the gains she helped you to achieve. She is often portrayed to resemble the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, as she is represented as being dark-skinned with two scars on her face. Her colours are red, black and blue. Her favourite sacrifices include black pigs, griot (seasoned fried pork), blood (seven stabs of the sword), and rum. Ti Jean Petro is her son and Jean Petro is her lover or husband.

 

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