DepartmentHispano
San Juan Bautista
NameSculpture/Bulto
Artist
Luis Aragón
(1899 - 1977)
CultureHispano
Dateca. 1940–1954
Place madePecos, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCedar root, cottonwood root.
DimensionsOverall: 13 in. (33 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A3.1954.3
Object numberA3.1954.3
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from the School of American Research in 1976 (now School for Advanced Research; SAR). Gift of Henry Dendahl to SAR in 1954. Original SAR accession numbers were kept.
DescriptionStanding, bearded figure in very short tunic holds lamb and cross. Carver has used the natural colors of the woods to distinguish flesh areas from cloth.
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