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Roof ornament, ceramic church
Roof ornament, ceramic church
Roof ornament, ceramic church
DepartmentLatin America

Roof ornament, ceramic church

NameOrnament
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1958
Place madeQuinua, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, slip
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 7 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. (35.5 x 18 x 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.422
Object numberA.1979.32.422
Collections
DescriptionSlab-built ceramic church with bell tower; bells in niches, clock face on front. Roof with fluted edge. Open front of church, hand-built figures. // Erected upon completion of the house; believed to bring good luck. - C. Cerny
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