La Virgen del Carmen
Huitzo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Wood, gesso, paint;
glass
eyes for both figures, wig and lashes for the Virgin; fabric garments,
metal crowns with glass jewels; height 4½ feet.
Brown robe and bib,
white
veil, Christ child, scapulars for both figures, white cape and white
lace
veil for Virgin, white lace cape for Child, full crowns.
The hands are joined to
the
arms at the wrists and the arms are crudely painted in blue. The feet
are
of a piece with the legs, but are finished only to just above the
ankles.
The child has ruddy, chubby cheeks and a small nose. Both have very
small
mouths.
More Latin Santos of the Virgin
Mary
Photographed at the site
by Claire and Richard Stracke