DepartmentLatin America

Retablo with San Antonio

NamePortable Shrine; Altar

DateLate 19th - ea. 20th century

Place madeHuamanga Region, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumWood, stone, paint

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (16.5 x 12.5 x 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2005.17.1

Object numberFA.2005.17.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionRustic wooden box with pieced arch in open side. Figures: standing Santo in dark blue robe holding child in left arm and green item in right, on pedestal; at rear central figure in front of Santo, sitting or on one knee, red shirt and loincloth, brown head wrap, left hand raised, right hand on small table or stool; on left as you face box a cow or sheep with a small human sitting next to a partly under it; on right, a small burro or horse with panniers. Paint appears rubbed off in many spots, especially on figures in front. Box and figures look dirty as if very old.