DepartmentLatin America

Cross

NameCross

Artist or maker Nicario Jiménez Quispe (Peruvian, born 1957)

Date1992

Place madeLima, Lima, Peru, South America

MediumWood, gesso, paint

Dimensions26 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (66.6 x 29.6 x 16.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1992.101.1

Object numberFA.1992.101.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionOblong base, grn., rounded cross has political statement on wht. in center. Condor on top bleeds into nest of baby birds; sun, moon on arms weep; blood flows from cross. At foot of cross masked revolutionaries w/ guns attack ea. other; deadbodies, blood everywhere. See file for remarks.