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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Wood |
| Measurements: | 150 cm. x 120 cm. x 45 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Colonial |
| Designated List Section: | VII A Colonial and Republican Religious Art -- Statues |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | Centro de Documentación y Catalogación - Viceministerio de Cultura |
| Copyright: | Centro de Documentación y Catalogación - Viceministerio de Cultura |
| 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. During the Colonial period in Bolivia there were many images of standing, or fragments of saints made of wood (cedar) with finely finished surfaces. The techniques were wood carvings (cherubs and angels of retables) and images made in maguey (the arms and feet). During the Colonial period the sculpted images of Christ were made of different materials like wood (cedar) with a multi-color surface, maguey carving and glued fabric, and even ivory. The eyes were made in glass, mother of pearl and the hair was natural. The image of Christ in wood or maguey had blood stains to create a sense of reality and wounds made of glass. In several cases the Christ figure is attached to a wooden cross. | |
| Keywords: | |
| Christ on the Cross, crucifix, figurine, liturgical object, santo, statue, |
