Erzulie Baliann

Myrlande Constant

Erzulie Baliann

Myrlande Constant

Glass beads, cotton

Haiti Friends Collection

This painstakingly beaded tapestry depicts Haitians, Catholic saints, and Vodou spirits in intimate and universal scenes. Erzulie Baliane is a strong mother who protects her children. She wears a tangled necklace of vines reminiscent of the banyan fig, a tree sacred to her.