Retablo Ayacuchano, Palo Encebado

NamePortable Box

Maker Jesús Urbano Rojas

Datec. 1955

Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumWood, potato flour, plaster, paint

DimensionsWith doors open: 14 3/4 × 22 1/4 × 5 5/16 in. (37.4 × 56.5151 × 13.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.808

Object numberA.1979.32.808

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionBox with 2 hinged doors on front, pediment on top. Exterior is white with multicolor and abstract designs. Inside of doors painted with large red flowers. Interior has scene of numerous figures seated along sides and back surrounding a tall black pole being climbed by a man. Tied to the top of the pole are a variety of goods (textiles, hats, etc.)
"Made in Peru for Neiman Marcus" stamped on base.