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DepartmentLatin America

Capilla

NameShrine
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datemid-19th century
Place madeCochabamba, Bolivia, South America
MediumWood, paint, gold, silver, potato paste plaster
Dimensions26 9/16 × 13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (67.5 × 35 × 35 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.35
Object numberA.2020.25.35a-e
ProvenancePurchased by donor from Augusto Dreyer (gallerist and son of Carlos Dreyer of the Carlos Dreyer Museum), Puno, Peru.
DescriptionShrine of the Virgin and Child surrounded by four columns and a roof detailed in red paint and gold leaf.
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