San Isidro Labrador
Church of San Juan
Teitipac
Teitipac, Oaxaca, Mexico
San Isidro Labrador
(Hat,
team of oxen, angel, water gourd, basket, goad; blue cape with gold
fringe).
Wood, gesso, paint; fabric cape; painted eyes; approximately 3 feet, 3
inches tall.
The saint is shown
driving
a team of four oxen, which are disproportionately small. A red ox
stands
beside the team, and an 18" angel stands behind the figure and to its
left.
The oxen figures are given as gifts to the church by the
mayordomías
on San Isidro's feast day, May 15, at which time farmers bring their
teams
of oxen to be blessed.
Photographed at the site by Claire and
Richard Stracke