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St. Helena

Maker Bronislaw Chojeta
Maker Adela Chojeta
Datec. 1985
Place madeAdamow, Poland, Europe
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions19 1/2 × 6 × 5 in. (49.5301 × 15.24 × 12.7 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Grace Loeffler, A.2017.8.1
Object numberA.2017.8.1
DescriptionDepiction of female figure holding up a large cross. Figure and cross stand on a pedestal carved to look like jointed stone, and there is a tree behind the figure. Figure is wearing yellow dress, with a red shawl. There is what appears to be a white cloth on her head and she has a stricken expression on her face
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