St. Helena

NameSculpture

Artist or maker Bronislaw Chojeta

Artist or maker Adela Chojeta

Datec. 1985

Place madeAdamow, Poland, Europe

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions19 1/2 × 6 × 5 in. (49.5301 × 15.24 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Grace Loeffler, A.2017.8.1

Object numberA.2017.8.1

Collections

Polish Folk Art

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