COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Santistevan, Carlos (American santero, born 1938)
Creator note:
American santero
Creator role:
creator
Date display:
2010
Title:
Santo Niño de Atocha
Title:
Holy Child of Atocha
Location name:
New Mexico
Materials display:
carved wood (plant material)
Material name:
wood (plant material)
Source name:
Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
Subject term:
Atocha, Santo Niño de
Work type:
bultos
Work type:
sculpture (visual works)
Accession number:
RU0852
Measurements display:
70 x 31.8 x 19.1 cm
Santo Subject:
El Santo Niño de Atocha (The Holy Child of Atocha)
Santo Subject Type:
Divine Subjects
Feast Day:
none
Patronage:
For travelers, for delivery of prisoners; more recently, against illnesses, especially those that cripple.
Note:
A child, always seated, in pilgrim's garb (broad-brimmed hat, staff with gourd, shoes), with a basket which generally contains roses. The staff is often decorated with ribbons; the ankles are occasionally shackled together.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED