DepartmentLatin America

Retablo with San Ysidro

NameShrine; Portable Altar; Caja de Imaginero; Retablo

Maker Pablo Julio Mendivil

Date1981

Place madeCuzco, Potosí, Peru, South America

MediumWood, paint, metal, ceramic, ribbon, feathers, cardboard, fiber

DimensionsOverall: 15 x 9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1987.340.1

Object numberFA.1987.340.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionSawn, nailed, painted wood box. Image of San Isidro Labrador painted on blue ground on inside back; other images on side walls of niche. On floor: ceramic house and 2 ceramic bulls. In foreground: cardboard, ceramic and fiber male and female dolls.