DepartmentLatin America

Crucifix and Santiago

NamePortable Altar; Retablo; Caja de imaginero; Shrine

Artist Artist unrecorded

Dateca. 1940

Place madeCochabamba, Bolivia, South America

MediumWood, plaster, stone, cotton, vegetal, paint, metal

DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 19 x 15 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2009.4.1

Object numberFA.2009.4.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionBox without doors, the frame sculpted into floral motifs with gesso and painted in bright colors. Inside, a rock is painted with a large image of the Crucifix, with Santiago at lower left, the whole surrounded by dried flowers, etc.

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