"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard wooden flower Original varnish finish

Original varnish finish

which I find immensely charming

Circumference makes it large for my arm at least

and represent a really wonderful

"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard wooden flower Original varnish finishI 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