La Madre de los Dolores
Cuilapan,
Oaxaca, Mexico
Our
Lady
of Sorrows
(Upturned
face tilted to the left, sorrowful gaze, full length mantle).
Wood, gesso, paint; wig, glass eyes shad-owed in blue,
eyelashes; lips
parted to reveal sculpted teeth; fabric garment.
The
mantle covers
the entire statue except for the face.
More of the Sorrowful
Mother