"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard art exhibition poster of a manageable scale

of a manageable scale

and excellent for the hand-eye coordination

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

16” tall and in very good condition

and which arrive to us now like gifts from the past

"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard art exhibition poster of a manageable scaleI 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