Bulto of female saint

NameSculpture

CultureHispano

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, cloth, gesso

DimensionsFemale Saint: 21 1/4 × 11 × 8 1/2 in. (53.9751 × 27.9401 × 21.59 cm)
Child: 4 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (10.795 × 4.1275 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Suzanne L. Wilson, in memory of her father, John B. Wilson

Object numberA.2022.64.1ab

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionCloth and gesso cover cover this wooden hollow-frame sculpture on a wooden base. Her dress is red with evidence of pattern in a darker color. Her outstretched arms are to hold the child (which is to be set on the visible peg). The child, also dressed in red, has only one arm (broken) on viewers side.