La Virgen de la Soledad

Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Soledad (Black and gold robe and mantle, full crown). 
Frame construction; face of wood, gesso, paint; glass eyes, lashes; teeth; fabric garments; approx. 4 feet. 
A white handkerchief covers the hands, from which hangs a pendant on a chain.

More of the Latin Santos of the Virgin Mary

Photo: Claire and Richard Stracke.
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