Wood Carving of Human Figure
Santo Figure. This male figurine is carved from one piece of wood. The forearms and hands were originally separate pieces attached with wooden pegs, these pieces are missing. Facial features were carved then the face was cut away to insert glass eyes and hole in the middle of the forehead to help realign and position the face. The entire piece was at one time covered in a plaster or fresco material. From remaining fragments of paint colors used for the figure were; Blue: shirt and base Red: flaring cape (with black accent lines) Tan: Pantaloons Black: Hair Dark Brown flesh color skin toes on face. Over the right eye there are black eye lashes still in tact. Yellow: Frontal cape/skirt. There are two holes in the back shoulder blades where it was originally attached. The eyes are glass cat eyes.
- Object: Wood Carving of Human Figure
- Artist: -
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 15" tall 7 3/4" at widest flaring coat tails
- Culture Area: Southwest
- Cultural Group: -
- Cultural Context: Robin Farwell Gavin: St. Michal early to middle 19th century, Phillipine in origin and brought by Manilla Galleon to Acapulco. Gloria Fraser Giffords: St. Miguel Arcangel 19th century Mexican?
- Donor: David and Dolores Thomasson
- Catalog #: 91.110