Processional Cross

NameProcessional Cross

Maker Sampedro

Maker Sampedro Workshop

Date1980

Place madeSaquisilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumWood, gesso, paint, glass

DimensionsOverall: 50 x 25 x 12 5/8 in. (127 x 63.5 x 32 cm)

Credit LineGift of Peter P. Cecere

Object numberA.2003.36.122

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionShadow box cross with glass covered front inset with various objects including pink dress, face of Christ, sun, moon, hand tools, nails, a chalice, a pitcher, dice, a hand, a money bag, a chicken and a skull and cross bones. Cross is painted green on back and sides and blue inside front and base. "Inri 2 de 1980" painted on top front. Inside a sign reading "Masmoleria Sampedro" - Plaza 18 de Octubre Calle Simón Bolivar Saquisilli, Ecuador.