Marvelous Large 1940s Haitian Folk Art Painting of Funeral Procession mid-century home decor Complete with depictions of appropriate

Complete with depictions of appropriate accoutrements and a caution  that “The Drink You Mix May Be Your Own

so was pretty excited to find this one the other day

made of mother of pearl and very finely hand-carved with different scenes on either side

Good for all manner of scorekeeping and just fun to use

infinite varieties--and this is a really beautiful

Marvelous Large 1940s Haitian Folk Art Painting of Funeral Procession mid-century home decor Complete with depictions of appropriateI really really love this painting, which I found in Maine but is definitely Haitian, c. 1940s I believe just around the time that Haitian art emerged on the international art scene, in significant part due to the establishment of Le Centre dArt by American artist DeWitt Peters, which supported and promoted the work of Haitian artists, including the phenomenal Hector Hyppolite. This painting is signed H. Besamours and portrays a crowd emerging from a