Justicia Madre (Mother’s Justice)

NameSculpture

Maker Claudio Jiménez Quispe

Date2017

Place madeLima, Lima, Peru, South America

MediumWood, plaster, paint

DimensionsClosed: 9 13/16 × 11 13/16 × 2 15/16 in. (25 × 30 × 7.5 cm)
Open Width: 23 13/16 in. (60.5 cm)
Other (Door Width): 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from Richard and Sandra Porter, A.2017.75.1

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2017.75.1

ProvenancePurchased at the International Folk Art Market in 2017.

DescriptionRectangular, box-shaped frame, with two doors that open to reveal interial paintings. When closed, front panels depict colorful, floral motifs. When open, inside panels depict birds and the center panel is a populated scene depicting many different figures, including a female figure on a crucifix with the inscription "Justica", a male doctor seemingly inspecting a bone taken from a pile of skeletons, and two helicopters at both top corners.