St. Francis of Assisi
From the church at
Ejutla, Oaxaca, Mexico
St. Francis of
Assisi
(Tonsure,
brown habit, stigmata, cord, rosary).
The figure stands
with
the
right hand over its heart, gazing at the stigmata in the left, which is
held up to his face. An amulet of a kneeling figure is tied to the left
index with a red ribbon. Another has been tied to the left pinky.
The statue is hollow.
The robe is stiffened cloth and is chipped where the rosary's crucifix
has been removed. The head is also hollow, the gesso construction
visible
at the decomposing right ear. It has highly detailed teeth and shining
eyes with elongated eyebrows dramatically raised. The friar's cord is
made
of real rope that has been stiffened; rosary of black seeds hangs from
it.
More of St. Francis
Photographed at the site
by Claire and Richard Stracke