DepartmentLatin America

Shrine

NameShrine

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, South America

MediumMetal (steel or aluminum coated with tin), paint, glass

Dimensions15 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (40.3 x 20 x 11.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1995.25.2

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionGlass sovered image of a woman praying before a crucifix and a skull within an ornate frame. The frame, with curving sides, is painted in red, blue and green. Bottom edge of frame has a wide band with a diamond design in red on green. The frame is supported on an upside-down, weighted funnel on a round base.