"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard gibbs spinning top with the frame perhaps original

with the frame perhaps original to it

especially the stacked soles (many layers of hide I believe) making them feel super sculptural--and also as if having very much absorbed the life of their onetime wearer

This vase would look great just about anywhere

looking (in person) at many dozens of specimens to pick out a few choice fruits

"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard gibbs spinning top with the frame perhaps originalI 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