Church Representation Item Number: Sf802 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A fully modeled ceramic church with a domed bell tower and a peaked roof surmounted by a cross. Loosely painted in light and dark brown with details in dark orange and brown. Details of clock and bells are modeled additions.
History Of Use
Pottery churches are made in all sizes with one or two towers. Always have a clock that is a copy of one on the main church in Ayacucho. At the feast of Zafacasa, people put a model church on the roof of a house, often accompanied by other figurines related to the occupation of the owner. This is a ceremony to protect the house and its inhabitants from evil (Abrams). Such churches are made in a range of sizes from a few inches to three feet tall and are also sold to tourists.
Narrative
Contemporary
Iconographic Meaning
Spanish-inspired architecture of a Catholic church. Cross surmounting church is a Christian symbol of Jesus' crucifixion.
Item History
What
- Name
- Church Representation
- Identification Number
- Sf802
- Type of Item
- representation
- Material
- paint and clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- hand modelled, fired and painted
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quinua, Ayacucho, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1966
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 93
- Accession Number
- 0711/0304