Retablo Altar

Item number 2946/84 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Altar in a cardboard shadowbox with a gold frame. Framed 3D composite image of the "Virgen de Copacabana" (the patron saint of Bolivia) in a red archway surrounded by money, flowers, and with a small car, house etc. at the base. The "Virgen de Copacabana" is at centre, crowned and outlined in gold against a blue sky background. She holds a baby in one hand and a rod in the other. In front of the figure there is a red light bulb which is connected to a white chord through the back of the cardboard. The chord terminates in a two-pronged black plug. The altar is decorated with two miniature $100 US bills, gold beads, red fabric, fabric flowers, miniature toys and a small green statue. There is a triangular hook on the back for hanging.