Christ at the Pillar

Church of San Miguel Achiutla, Oaxaca, Mexico

Wood, gesso, paint; eyelashes, painted eyes, wig; fabric loincloth.  Three feet high.

The figure is quite bloody, with deep lesions at the knees. It is bald beneath the wig. Under the fabric loincloth is a carved one. The statue is in good physical condition, with all fingers intact.

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Photo: Claire and Richard Stracke