Jacob's Ladder

NameRetablo

Artist Emma Juliana Lujan y Davis (born 2004)

CultureHispano

Date2013

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumStraw, wood, glue, paint, waxed cotton, dye

Dimensions13 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (34.3 × 14 × 1.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Dan Prall, FA.2013.59.1

Object numberFA.2013.59.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionVarious colors of straw on black-painted wood panel depicts a male figure in a blue tunic laying down with his head on a pillow. Above him is a straw ladder reaching up to a straw cloud. Three straw angels are on the ladder and two straw angels are upside down near the ladder. A crescent moon is in the upper left corner and a number of stars are scattered around.