CERAMIC CHURCH /TOWER W/ FIGURES: 3 tiered tower w/13 figures standing around and inside the structure. Lower tier is painted green and had an arched door at front a square window at proper right & 2 small arched entrances at proper left. Interior of the first tier is red. 5 people stand in & around the building and it’s walls. The second tier is painted yellow, with 2 low, orange towers at front corners. Interior is painted teal and outer protrusion is yellow, edge is orange. Arched doors are at front and proper left; an arched window is at mid wall on back and proper right. 6 figures of women, some representations of “the Virgin” surround the outer walls and one stands inside. The top tier forms a red, cupola-form tower, topped w/a Christian cross. 4 green “towers” are at each corner. A woman stands on the back side and an angel at the front side of the tower. Interior of room is yellow. All tiers are highlighted w/ black & white to accent doors and windows, simulate brick-work and form decorative features. (NOTE: one extra person lays inside the bottom tier and has never been attached)
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions