DepartmentHispano

Our Lady of Guadalupe

NameCarving

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

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.