Manes Descollines (1936-1985) 30"x22" The Musicians 1970 Acrylic on Canvas #3GSN-NY Category/Haitian Art Books/Peintres Haitiens by Gerald Alexis As the spiritual parents of

As the spiritual parents of the priesthood she and her husband are two of the Loa involved in the kanzo rites in which the Priest/ess-to-be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood)

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" It is an oil on board and dated 1980

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Manes Descollines (1936-1985) 30"x22" The Musicians 1970 Acrylic on Canvas #3GSN-NY Category/Haitian Art Books/Peintres Haitiens by Gerald Alexis As the spiritual parents ofThis is an original 30"x22" acrylic on canvas painting dated 1970 signed by the late famous Haitian master painter Manes Descollines. This beautiful painting depicts a man playing the guitar and a woman musician in the background. Manes was born in Petit Tou de Nippes in 1936 in Haiti. He was a self taught artist from the workshop of Jaime Colson, a Dominican who was the director of the Dramatic Art Society of Haiti. He started to paint under Gerard