Gallery of Haitian Vodou Objects
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Ceremonial suit
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Statue of a djab, a quick-working wild spirit.
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Ceremonial drum
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Banner reading "Trop Pou Te" in the Haitian Creole language
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Mirrors represent doorways to the world of the dead.
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