The Haitian Vodou drapo exhibition and contemporary flag-making

Record summary

Haitian Vodou sequined flags, or drapo, continue to circulate through temples, artists’ workshops, galleries, and museums. Recent exhibitions and catalogues document named artists, lwa imagery, ritual dedication, collecting histories, and the tension between sacred objects and market commodities. This is a concrete artefact tradition for comparing visual transmission, spirit representation, diaspora identity, and the museum display of esoteric practice. Researchers should establish whether a particular flag was consecrated, commissioned for sale, or made for exhibition, since its ritual status cannot be inferred from iconography alone.