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Folk Art from the Jonathan Demme Collection
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5619 Ridgetop Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504 ![]()
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c. 1996. Mixed media with bottles, coffee can fabric, sequins &a doll's head. Good to fair condition. Doll's head is loose. 18" x 14". Provenance: The Ruth West Collection. Est. $100 - $200. Ship: $35
Pierrot Barra was a visionary constructor of Voodou Icons. He died in 1999 at the age of 57. Tragically, many of his sculptures were destroyed when religious fanatics looted the Museum of Port-au-Prince and fed them to a bonfire on the day after Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti in 2004.
Condition reportGood to fair condition. Doll's head is loose.
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