DepartmentHispano

Our Lady of Guadalupe

NameCarving

Artist or maker Nicholas Herrera (Hispano, born 1964)

CultureHispano

Date1998

Place madeEl Rito, New Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumwood, gesso, paint, metal, barbed wire

DimensionsOverall: 23 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (60.5 x 26 x 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Margot and Robert Linton, A.2006.67.3

Object numberA.2006.67.3

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionFemale saint wearing a layered crown, a pink gown, and a long blue cape with many white stars. Barbed wire "rays" are all around the figure, and the ends are painted to look like matches. A barefooted angel in orange holds up a crescent moon and the virgin. The base is brown with red, white, and black design on the edges.