DepartmentLatin America
Church
NameSculpture
Date2017
Place madeAyacucho, Peru, South America
Mediumceramic, slip
Dimensions18 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (46 × 41 × 29 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from Richard and Sandra Porter, A.2017.75.2
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2017.75.2
ProvenancePurchased at International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe, in 2017.
DescriptionChurch model in white, red, and brown. Two bell towers, each with bells and a clock, on either side of a central roof, which has an angel on either side. Open interior shows two male figures with rifles guarding a group of figures kneeling before Christ on the Cross.
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