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El Universo en un Pensamiento / The Universe in a Thought
El Universo en un Pensamiento / The Universe in a Thought
El Universo en un Pensamiento / The Universe in a Thought
DepartmentLatin America

El Universo en un Pensamiento / The Universe in a Thought

NamePainting
Maker Rono Mesta (Shipibo-Conibo)
CultureShipibo - Konibo
Date2017
Place madeCantagallo, Lima, Peru, South America
MediumCanvas, acrylic paint
Dimensions62 3/16 × 39 1/16 × 13/16 in. (158 × 99.2 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.37.2
Object numberFA.2017.37.2
DescriptionPainting with snakes and portraits. The three portraits are of one person in a green top, one in a light brown top with whote geometric designs, and one wearing white. Two brightly colored snakes are curved around the portraits, and surrounded by plantlife.