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Matka Boska (Virgin Mary)
Matka Boska (Virgin Mary)
Matka Boska (Virgin Mary)

Matka Boska (Virgin Mary)

Maker Bronislaw Chojeta
Maker Adela Chojeta
Date1980
Place madeAdamow, Poland, Europe
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions16 × 5 1/2 × 7 in. (40.6401 × 13.97 × 17.78 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Grace Loeffler, A.2017.8.2
Object numberA.2017.8.2
DescriptionDepiction of female figure. Figure stands on low gray pedestal and wears white robes with a light blue covering on the outside. She has a white cloth on her head and has dark brown hair. Her hands are in front of her chest in a position of prayer. Her eyes are open wide.
On View
Not on view
Collections
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late 1980s- 1990s
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Pietà
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1999
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Artist unrecorded
1960-1995
Virgin of Guadalupe
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2009
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late 20th century
The 9/11 Altar Screen
Roberto Gonzales
2002/05