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Place of Origin: Guatemalan
Pair of Santa Muerte Figures, Guatemala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking pair of Guatemalan skeletal figures—male and female representations of Santa Muerte—embody the reverent and complex relationship between death, protection, and healing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Mid-20th Century Man's Ceremonial (cofradía) Outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century man's ceremonial (cofradía) outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
25" (63.5 cm) shoulder to hem by 59" (274 cm) across shoulders
It is rare to find a complete ceremonial cofradía outfit in such good condition. The blue zigzag embroidery at shoulders and cuffs is said to signify that the wearer was an astrologist or day-keeper of the ceremonial Maya calendar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Scale 19th Century Guatemalan Carved Wood Diablo (Satyr Figure)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking 19th-century Guatemalan large scale (52 inches tall) carved wood figure of a Diablo or satyr, rendered in bold red pigment with expressive features, pointed horns, and anima...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique San Isidro With Oxen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This expressive folk sculpture depicts San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, shown guiding a pair of oxen as they plow the land. San Isidro is represented in traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rustic Polychrome Wooden San Miguel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming rustic wooden figure from Guatemala, carved in a naïve folk style and retaining its original polychrome decoration. The figure is depicted standing, with one arm raised in...
Category
20th Century Rustic Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Horse and Ox from Nativity Scene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century Guatemalan carved wooden nativity animals, depicting a recumbent horse and ox. Both figures retain traces of their original polychrome - the horse in deep, worn ...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Santa Virgin Shoes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of polychrome wooden shoes, originally attached to a large Santa Virgen figure from Guatemala. The shoes are finely carved with pointed toes and painted black, with remnants whi...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Guatemalan Majolica Pottery Water Vessel Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Antique majolica pottery water pitcher / vessel from the highlands of Guatemala. This piece has such character, with majolica glaze and traditional decorative design applied in relie...
Category
19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single dad dog family!
Great carved wooden dogs from Guatemala. Anatomically correct details on faces and bodies! Dad measures 27x6.5x16.75H, female measu...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,760 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile. Indigo dyed thick hand-spun cotton warp ikat woven from sets of mirror image designs depicting rows of 13 trees, dancers, floral diamo...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Antique Terracotta Incense Burner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique terracotta insensario, incense burner, with three legs. Older repair, stunning patina.
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book.
South America - Countries and People - tome 1
Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie
Des pays...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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