A bokor (male) (Haitian Creole: bòkò) or caplata (female) is a Vodou priest or priestess for hire in Haiti who is said to serve the loa, "'with both hands', practicing for both good and evil." Their practice includes the creation of zombies and of ouangas (talismans that house spirits).
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Vol de Zombis (Hector Hyppolite painting).jpg
1946 painting of zombie folk beliefs in Musée d’Art Haitien.