DepartmentLatin America
Retablo
NameNicho
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Place madeAyacucho, Peru, South America
MediumWood, gesso, "pasta," paint, leather
Dimensions12 5/16 × 9 9/16 × 2 11/16 in. (31.3 × 24.3 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.55
Object numberA.1977.5.55
DescriptionPortable nicho, wooden box with two doors at front hinged on leather strips, and small trapezoidal cornice at top. Box painted white with designs of butterflies and plant motifs, also curvilinear designs, in vivid colors.
Artist unrecorded
Jesús Urbano Cardenas
c. 1985
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th - early 20th century
Pedro Antonio Fresquis