Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de la Iglesia de Santa María la Redonda de Ciudad de México

NamePainting on Hide

CultureSpanish

Date18th century, C. Mather

Place madeNORTHERN, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

MediumHide, paint, pigment

DimensionsOverall: 33 7/16 x 26 3/4 in. (85 x 68 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Fred Harvey Collection of the International Folk Art Foundation, FA.1979.64.119. Photography by Kate Macuen.

Object numberFA.1979.64.119

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionPainting on tanned hide. Standing female figure, head turned upwards to right, wears full skirt, yellow, blue cloak, crowned, long hair. Stands under arch of blue and yellow bands with stepped elements.Old label: "Fine Arts no. 1647 CI Buffalo skin ptg. Con't