Nacius Joseph 18"L x 3"W x 5"H Five Boat People Hand-Carved Mahogany Wood Sculpture #2MFN Artists/Poisson Louverture In this lush and tranquil

In this lush and tranquil landscape

make his works extremely precious

He typically depicted Vodou's scenes

and after being transferred to the Port-au-Prince Police Department in 1951

in the article “Expanding The Scope of Latin American Art"

Nacius Joseph 18"L x 3"W x 5"H Five Boat People Hand-Carved Mahogany Wood Sculpture #2MFN Artists/Poisson Louverture In this lush and tranquilNacius Joseph, the fine Haitian sculptor, hand carved this wood mahogany sculpture of six boat people rowing the boat. It is in good condition and signed 'Joseph Nacius" on the side. Fine Haitian sculptor Nacius Joseph was born in Petit Gove, Haiti, in 1939. He lived and worked in Port au Prince for several years, guided and advised by the sculptor Gilbert Duperrier. According to some observers, Josephs art at first lacked originality and imagination.