Handcrafted Religious Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art, "Scenes from My Land"
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This colorful retablo by Alejandro Chávez houses six scenes taken from Andean beliefs and customs. The first features local animals, followed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The third shelf features Andean shepherds followed by the traditional Hat Dance. The fifth scene is about picking prickly pears in Ayacucho and the last scene portrays a local celebratory dance. Each ceramic figurine is crafted and painted by hand.
- 0.43 kgs
- 0.9 lbs
- Open: 36.5 cm H x 17 cm W x 4 cm D
- Open: 14.25" H x 6.75" W x 1.6" D
- Closed: 36.5 cm H x 8 cm W x 4 cm D
- Closed: 14.25" H x 3.2" W x 1.6" D
- Plywood and ceramic plaster
- Signed by the artist
- Made in Peru.
- Ships fast from USA.
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"Over the years, I perfected my abilities and became a master retablo craftsman. In some, I depict Biblical scenes and, in others, everyday life in the Andes."
Alejandro Chavez was born in Lima in 1956. He specializes in creating retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of... read more