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Peruvian Folk Art Boxes [151311]

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Wood Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Peruvian Folk Art Boxes [151311]
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Three hand carved wooden boxes with carvings inside their doors. One signed " Claudio Jimenez, / Lima / Peru". 1) Skulls and skeletons at play. (Dia de la Muerta?) Eight inches wide, thirteen inches tall, three inches deep. 2) Women weavers, nine of them, including a loom, and their work hanging behind them. Twelve inches wide, ten inches tall, three inches deep. 3) Musical band of skeletons and their orchestra. Six skeletons surrounded by their musical instruments. (Dia de la Muerta?) This art form is called "retablo", as is the lot with the religious figures.
Eight inches wide, thirteen inches tall, three inches deep.

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