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Early 20th C. Guatemalan Carved Wooden Santo of Priest

Item Details

Description

Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley)

New World, Central America, Guatemala, Spanish Colonial style, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a priest wearing a red chasuble bearing the Christogram, IHS. He stands with his hands raised; they probably once held religious items. The figure is on a tall pedestal and was likely made to be placed into an altar or nicho. Size: 5.5" L x 6.25" W x 17.7" H (14 cm x 15.9 cm x 45 cm)

Santos played an important role in bringing the Catholic Church to the New World with the Spanish colonists. These religious figures were hand-carved and often furnished with crowns, jewels, and other accessories, usually funded by religious devotees, and were used as icons to explain the major figures - Mary, Christ, and the saints - to new, indigenous converts. Likewise, they served as a connection to the Old World for Spanish colonists far from home. They became a folk art tradition in the Spanish New World, from modern day Guatemala to as far north as New Mexico and Colorado. Many of them were lovingly cared for over the years, with repairs and paint added as they aged, and played an active part for a long time in the religious life of their communities.

Provenance: private D. C. collection, California, USA; D. C. is an Emmy Award winning Hollywood writer and Executive Producer, collected before 2000

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Condition

Crack on base as shown with inactive insect damage along the crack. Some of the pigment has flaked and there are signs of overpainting, a common practice with santos. Arms have been repaired.

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