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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Alabaster |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 3 cm. to 10 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Kalawaya, Aymara and Quechua |
| Designated List Section: | VII A Colonial and Republican Religious Art -- Statues |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Made of wood, maguey, gesso, silver, gold, bronze, alabaster or other stone, and often decorated with gilt paint. Typical statuary for this period includes depictions of patron saints (santos/santas), angels, Christ, the Virgin Mary, the apostles, and the Holy Family. Gold and silver crowns and other adornments in precious metals and precious stone are often found on these statues. Some are dressed with brocade and tapestry cloth made from gold and silver threads. Some are holding objects such as swords. Size varies from 30 cm. to two meters. This example of an amulet is an animal-shaped sculpture that represents a cow. It is used in the rituals. | |
| Keywords: | |
| alabaster, amulet, cow, stone, |
