kneeling female santos figure, unknown maker from Venezuela

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kneeling female santos figure , 1800s
Where object was made: Venezuela
Material/technique: wood; paint; gilding; carving
Credit line: Transferred from the University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Accession number: 1948.0020
Not on display
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Empire of Things

Santos figures are wooden religious statues that represent saints and holy figures. In Latin America this type of statue has been widely created since the Spanish colonial period and has been used for domestic devotion. This figure could represent Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ.

Cabinet of Curiosities

Santos figures are wooden religious statues that represent saints and holy figures. In Latin America this type of statue has been widely created since the Spanish colonial period and has been used for domestic devotion. This figure could represent Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ.

Empire of Things

Santos figures are wooden religious statues that represent saints and holy figures. In Latin America this type of statue has been widely created since the Spanish colonial period and has been used for domestic devotion. This figure could represent Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ.

Empire of Things

Santos figures are wooden religious statues that represent saints and holy figures. In Latin America this type of statue has been widely created since the Spanish colonial period and has been used for domestic devotion. This figure could represent Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ.

Exhibitions

Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Cabinet of Curiosities
2015–2016
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021