Roof Cross

NameRoof Cross

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1921

Place madeLatacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumMetal (iron)

DimensionsOverall: 31 1/8 x 9 13/16 x 1/2 in. (79 x 25 x 1.25 cm)

Credit LineGift of Connie Thrasher Jaquith

Object numberA.2006.48.3

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionMetal house blessing ornament roof cross with rooster cut out on top. Letters M.R. below rooster body. Two decorative elements adorn the central rod. The top element below the rooster has scrollwork a cross bar with painted ends forming a cross shape.