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Creator display:
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Velásquez, Juan Ramón (Colonial Spanish American santero, 1830-1902)
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Creator role:
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creator
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Date display:
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1987
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Title:
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Cruz
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Title:
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Cross
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Title:
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Santa Cruz
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Title:
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Holy Cross
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Description:
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Cross made of two pieces of aspen dovetailed together, with the four termini widening and flaring out from the crossing. An incised circle marks the crossing, whose outer margins are chip-carved into a sun motif. Incisions on each of the four arms form diamond-shaped decorations.
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Location name:
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Vadito
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Location name:
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New Mexico
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Location name:
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Taos (county)
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Location name:
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Las Trampas
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Materials display:
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aspen
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Material name:
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aspen (wood)
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Source name:
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Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
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Subject term:
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Holy Cross
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Work type:
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retablos (panel paintings)
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Acquisition note:
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May 1987 "when I was with CC [Colorado College] students at Las Trampas."
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Accession number:
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RU0114
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Measurements display:
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38.1 x 25.5 x 2 cm
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Santo Subject:
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La Santa Cruz (The Holy Cross)
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Santo Subject Type:
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Divine Subjects
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Feast Day:
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Good Friday
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Note:
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The cross shown without the body of Christ. It is often decorated with designs made of straw. Presumably the cross would have the same patronage as the crucifix.
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Rights text:
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IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
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