Description

Small altar containing a three dimensional depiction of a Saint (Saint Thomas?) sitting in a chair. The exterior of the box is painted light grey. The doors each have two pieces of wire attaching them to the altar. There is a metal latch attached to the left door which fits into a metal ring on the right door. On the interior of each door, there is a flower within an oval yellow border. The flower is light grey with brown detailing and a curved green stem. Above the doors, there is a piece of wood angled at both sides created open mitered corners at the top of the façade. It is painted black along the front edge, grey on top and blue on the underside and sides. The edges of the side walls of the altar are painted red where they border the opening of the altar. The opening is also bordered by an inset piece of wood that is cut into an arch. It is decorated with pieces of clay moulded into abstract shapes; they are painted black and green. There are also red and white painted circles decorating the archway. Around the arch, there is a piece of clay moulded to form a scalloped edge; it is painted black. There is a figure of a man sitting inside the altar. His chair is green. The man has brown hair and pink skin. His body is painted with a brown robe and he wears a light grey robe made of fibre over top. There is a metal hat wide-brimmed hat loose within the altar; its provenience is unknown. There is a number written in red pen and pencil on the back of the object. The bottom of the object is unpainted.