Devotional Figure (Santo)

Panama, Native Central American

20th century

  • Titles Devotional Figure (Santo) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood and paint
  • Dimensions 11 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. (29.8 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ochs, 1991.899
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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Small comb with a top crossbar of animal bone and a lower bar of bamboo which is wrapped with woven cotton yarn, with teeth made of palm wood and colorful feather clusters at each end, the mid-section is woven of cotton yarns.