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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Wood, plaster, fabric with glue, fabric, silver, metallic threads |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 30 cm. to two meters. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Quechua and Aymara |
| 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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| Statues are 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 is an example of a statue of the Virgin Mary. It has a headdress of radiating rays and a heart with a sword running through it; the dress has silver threads, all symbolic of the Virgin Mary. It is a religious element of the familial altars used during the religious festivities. | |
| Keywords: | |
| religious sculpture, santo, statue, Virgin Mary, |
