Yves Apollinaire Pede
Yves Apollinaire Pede (born 1959, in Abomey) is a Beninois Vodou artist. After being commissioned to reproduce reliefs for the Abomey Museum, he made sand paintings of well-known personalities such as Nelson Mandela. He gradually became oriented towards textile art, looking to Haitian and Cuban Vodou artists for inspiration. He is also noted for his large cement sculptures and bas-reliefs, and is stated to have a "special interest" in Kulito, a Fon word which literally means "the one from the path of death". He is based in Ouidah, the world centre for Vodun art, which  has an annual festival. Be warned that his son Lionel Pede attempts to sell the works of his father through facebook. Lionel then never sends the items and then steals money from the buyer. Do not enter into a 'deal' with him. This is my personal experience, and the information is intended to warn other people who are attracted by the art works.