Tet Gridap

Object/Artifact

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Island SPACE

Name/Title

Tet Gridap

Description

A make-shift version of the original invented by John Tilley, they are made of small recycled metal cans with a wick

Use

Used in rural area where there is a lack of electricity. In the Vodoun tradition, they are often placed on the altar of Kouzen-Zaka, the patron lwa or saint of farmers.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.3

Source or Donor

Food for the Poor, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Relationships

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Place

Country

Haiti