statue of Virgin Mary

Catalog Number	236724
Literary Reference	, 13839
Cultural Affiliation	Filipino

Continent	Asia
Country	Philippines
Island	Philippine Islands

Materials

wood, paint

Catalog Description

Virgin Mary, single piece of wood. Standing figure with praying hands, loose full-length white garment tied at waist, V necked, long sleeves; loose, pale blue cape across shoulders; long wavy dark hair parted in middle; pale painted flesh; pedestal with raised head and wings of angel in yellow. 19th Cen., possibly earlier. Condition: nose broken, 3 metal circles on edge[s]["s" crossed out with x] of hands, paint quite worn and cracked. Molave wood.