Maximon altar in cofradia house with celebrants sculpture

NameSculpture

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970s

Place madeSantiago Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala, Central America

MediumWood, copal resin

Dimensions9 3/16 × 11 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (23.4 × 30.1 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.2017.50.30

Object numberA.2017.50.30

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wood altar depicting five figures. The outer two are playing instruments, the inner two are kneeling next to candles, and the middle figure is raised on a platform above the candles. The border has a geometric pattern carved into it.