A NEW MEXICAN POLYCHROME WOOD BULTO
A NEW MEXICAN POLYCHROME WOOD BULTO

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A NEW MEXICAN POLYCHROME WOOD BULTO
representing San Antonio (Saint Anthony), standing on a bevelled wood base, with outstretched arms, a wooden cross suspended from one hand, a tall floral staff resting against the other, his face featuring a small mouth, a wide nose and wide eyes with dotted rims beneath thick arching brows, wearing a V-neck robe with subtle folds, tied with a cord at the waist, two strands of beads around the neck, attributed to Juan Ramon Velasquez, (ca. 1875 or later)
Height: 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.)

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