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Artist Patrociño Barela United States, 1902 - 1964

Daten.d.

Mediumwood carving

Dimensions13 × 6 × 7 in. (33 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm)

Classificationssculpture

Credit LineGift of Joy and Frank Purcell

Object number2013.0113.0000

DescriptionCarved of a single piece, the abstracted and geometrical form of a man isin the simple frontal posture of devotion. The head is segmented toward the top, and the features, carved in deep relief are a play of continuous elliptical line; the cheeks are notched. The body of the figure is rounded and elevated at the sides. The effect from the front is that of a man with arms and hands raised in a gesture of prayer. The back is smooth without carved elements. The top of the head is notched for use as a candleholder.

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