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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Wood, oil paint |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 40 cm. to 150 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Quechua |
| Designated List Section: | VII B Colonial and Republican Religious Art -- Crucifixes |
| 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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| Crucifixe are made of wood, maguey, alabaster, silver, gold, bronze, brass. Size varies from 5 cm. to 200 cm. Made of wood with a preparation base, this crucifix represents Jesus over a green cross with the attributes: sun, moon, pigeon, lance, cock, stairs, column and a skull. It is a religious object used at family and community altars during the religious festivities. | |
| Keywords: | |
| Christ on the Cross, crucifix, liturgical object, statue, wood, |
