Vintage Mexican Ex-Votos, #1 depicts child in bed with kneeling parents on either side, there are two papers glued to top of piece 1 is a Saint and the other is a hand written note in Spanish, #2 is actually twofold, the left side depicts an accident where two people are lying on road there is blood and the woman appears to be decapitated and the other side is inside a church with a woman holding a candle with her head covered with a shawl and there is a message painted on the bottom in Spanish written by Abigail Hernandez dated May 4, 1966 and from what I can tell the two in the accident were her husband and daughter, largest measures approx. 10.5'' x 13.5'', ex-votos are devotional paintings on canvas or tin which offer thanks to a particular saint in the form of a short narrative. In many events, a small child becomes ill, a soldier returns safely from war, or a favorite animal finally wanders home. The petitioner, grateful for this miracle, dedicated a small painting (with a short testimonial) to the respective patron Saint. These unique art forms are a hybrid of centuries old Catholic iconography and indigenous artistry; reflecting the historical, cultural and religious links between ''old'' and ''new'' worlds.