Arma Christi, Tramp Art

NameDevotional object

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1930s

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions37 5/8 × 25 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (95.5 × 65.5 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, purchase with partial funds from Eric Zafran, FA.2016.40.1

Object numberFA.2016.40.1

DescriptionPainted gold frame made of layered pieces of notched wood. In frame, many small carved wood objects. In center, cross made from layered, notched pieces of wood, painted gold and silver. Small figure of Christ on the cross painted gold. Other objects in the frame are: ladder, chains/cord, rooster (marking Peter's denial of Christ), column, nails, hammer, sword, whip, pincers, chalice (blood of Christ and the Last Supper), 30 pieces of silver (price of Judas' betrayal), crown of thorns, snake.