"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard art exhibition poster I wasn't totally sure about

I wasn't totally sure about these when I purchased them online-- sometimes it can be so hard to tell

of a manageable scale

) and sculptural rolls of yarn for hair

A little loss to the tip of nose which I don't think detracts and a split to the wood behind her right ear

It feels very much to me as if it belonged to a sailor

"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard art exhibition poster I wasn't totally sure aboutI purchased a small box lot of otherwise mostly uninteresting photo postcards this week just to have this one and how could I not?! This early 20th century Diablo stands in front of the Iglesia de la Merced (Chuch of the Mercy) in the historic Casco Viejo neighborhood in Panama City. The tradition of Diablo carnivals in Panama is a deep and complex one, with different incarnations of the devil specific to different regions. The roots are in the