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Creator display:
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Trujillo, Jimmy E. (American santero, born 1948)
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Creator note:
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SCAS Master's Award for Lifetime Achievement; married to Debbie
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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 wood dovetailed together, red, with inlaid straw embellishments in the form of stars and crosses.
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Note Fr. Steele:
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"uncle of Debbie (Mrs. Charles) Carrillo."|"Red is a traditional (though not very common) NMn color for straw-inlay crosses--perhaps for the blood of Christ."|Trujillo's awards include: Best Straw Applique, 1996 Spanish Market; Second Place and Honorable Mention, Straw Applique, 1996 NM State Fair; Master's Award for Lifetime Achievement, Spanish Market, 213.|"Articles in Tradicion Revista 1/3 p. 7, 3/4 p.9."
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Inscription:
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on back: Jimmy Trujillo / JET / '87
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Location name:
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Abiquiu
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Location name:
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New Mexico
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Location name:
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Rio Arriba (county)
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Materials display:
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paint and straw on wood (plant material)
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Material name:
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paint
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Material name:
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straw
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Material name:
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wood (plant material)
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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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Exhibition note:
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Denver, CO: St Thomas Seminary, Dec 1992-Jan 1993; Aurora, CO: Aurora History Museum, May-Aug 2009.
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Acquisition note:
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1988
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Accession number:
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RU0118
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Measurements display:
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19.6 x 12.7 x .7 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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