Traditional Mexican santo, possibly 18th century
Church of
St. Anne, Santa Ana del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Stiffened
and painted cloth over a frame construction; hands and heads of wood,
gesso, paint; 3.5 feet tall. A rosary hangs from
the Christ Child's left hand.
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Photographed on
site by Ricahrd Stracke
La
Candelaria