Painting depicting the Virgin Mary as a young girl spinning wool. The canvas is held within a thin wooden frame. The background of the image is dark red. Around the central figure there is a border of lush flowers and green leaves. In both lower corners, the flowers are dark blue cone-shaped plants with orange stamen sticking out of them. Along the edges, the flowers resemble peonies and are blue, red, orange, pink and white. In both upper corners, there are cone-shaped red flowers with orange stamen. To the left of the central figure, the chair that she sits on is visible. The chair is straight-backed with an upholstered back rest and seat. The upholstery is dark red with yellow leaf motifs. The Virgin Mary has curly hair that ranges from dark to light brown. She has a red headband around her head with a yellow brooch attached to the left side. There is a yellow halo extending out of the back of her head. She has pale pink skin, brown eyes and rosy pink cheeks. She wears a green cape with a yellow clasp at the neck and gold embroidery, a dress with a red bodice and light brown sleeves and skirt. The dress also has gold embroidery. There are red sashes tied around both of her wrists. The girl holds a dark brown stick with yellow detailing proper underneath her right armpit. The stick has grey wool attached to the end of it. The girl threads the wool between both her hands to a yellow spool that she holds between her knees. A wire for hanging is attached to the back of the frame with metal eye hooks on the left and right sides. There is also a number written in pencil on the left side of the frame.

Painting of Santiago Matamoros (St. James). The canvas is contained within a thin wooden frame. While the frame is square, the edges of the central image are rounded because there are sloped borders in each corner. Each of the corners is outlined in orange, has a dark red background and a yellow flower with curled leaves. The sky serves as the background of the painting. It is blue with fluffy white clouds. Atop a rounded brown hill, against the horizon on the left side of the painting, there is a pink building with a cylindrical portion that has a domed roof. There is a thin green tree on either side of the pink building. On the right side of the painting, there is a rounded blue hill with three thin green trees on top. Many of the brown trees in the background have four-petal flowers with yellow and black leaves. The flowers vary in colour from pink to red to yellow. On the left side of the painting, a soldier falls to the ground. He has a spear upraised and a round shield attached to his right hip. He wears a yellow and orange striped tunic with blue details on it. He has short black hair and a black beard. A similarly dressed man falls on the right side of the image. A third soldier in the same attire falls to the ground headfirst in the middle of the painting. He is visible between the legs of a horse in the foreground of the painting. The horse is grey white and wears a red bridle and saddle; it is sticking out its tongue. The saddle has yellow detailing. Santiago de Compostela sits on top of the horse. He wears red boots, a red tunic and a red swashbuckler’s hat. The tunic has gold star motifs adorning it. He wears a blue bib and a blue cape. He holds a round shield in his right hand and a curved scabbard in his left hand. The scabbard has an elaborate yellow handle and blood along its blade. There is a piece of tape on the top side of the back of the object with a number written on it in pencil. Also on the back of the work, a wire for hanging is attached to the left and right sides of the frame with metal eye hooks.

Wooden staff used by Corpus Christi dancers. The Corpus Christi festival celebrates the Eucharist as the body of Christ. The handle of the staff has a square profile with rounded edges. At the top end of the staff, the handle attaches to a star with 14 points. In the centre of the star, there is a round piece of mirror encased in a thin metal frame. One nail is visible in the metal frame. At the very top of the star, there is a small cross protruding from the back of the star. It is missing one of its horizontal transepts. It is affixed to the back of the cross with a metal nail.

Small portable altar containing a figure of Saint Anthony holding baby Jesus. The altar itself is a small box painted blue on the left and right sides and the floor of the altar. On the right side of the altar, the wall is affixed using two pieces of leather each with four nails in them. At the front of the altar, there is an arched opening revealing the two figures inside. Above the arch, the front wall extends into a triangular roofline. It is painted yellow with dark green, dark blue and brown detailing. On either side the doorway is flanked by flat columns that are topped by triangles. Thus the roofline has three peaks. The columns are painted yellow-white with red, pink, dark green and dark blue detailing. The interior walls of the altar are also painted yellow-white. Saint Anthony is standing upon a ceramic plinth that is painted white, blue and red. The plinth resembles a mushroom in shape. The figures of Saint Anthony and baby Jesus appear to be made out of plastic. In addition to the plinth, Saint Anthony stands upon a small piece of blue ground. He wears brown sandals and a brown robe. He has short, light brown hair and rosy cheeks. Baby Jesus is swathed in a white blanket that has a cluster of brown spots near the upper right side. Baby Jesus has black eyes, rosy cheeks and red lips. On the top side of the object, near the back, there is a metal eye hook for hanging the object. The back of the object is yellow white and has the artist’s name written on it in blue pen. There is also a number written in red pen.

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.

Portable altar containing three dimensional figures of Saint Isidore the Laborer and two yoked bulls. The top and side walls of the altar are painted blue. There is an arched opening in the façade of the altar. It has a yellow border. There is a sheet of glass in the opening so that the figures inside are protected. On either side of the archway, there are blue pilasters with gold capitals. There is also a dark blue archivolt lining the archway. The roof above the arch is triangular. It is painted pink with gold accents. There is a flower-shaped finial at the apex of the arch; it is pink with blue leaves. On either side of the central triangle, there are two smaller triangles completing the roofline. They have the same finials as the central triangle. The wall below the finials is painted yellow-white with pink accents. Where the left and right sides of the front of the object border the pilasters, they are painted green with red stripes. Inside the altar, the figure of Saint Isidore stands atop a cube plinth that is painted yellow-white with blue designs over top. Saint Isidore wears black boots, a green robe with gold trim and has a brown beard and long hair. He holds a red book with black text on the cover. Left of Saint Isidore, there are two small bulls painted yellow-white with black spots and red tongues. There is a gold yoke between them. The bulls stand atop a low, square plinth of unpainted wood. The artist’s name is written on the back of the object in blue pen. Also, a location is written in pencil and a number is written in red pen.

Tin retablo altar depicting Cristo Negro or Christ of Esquipulas. The case consists of tin and glass. The sides are angled to form a trapezoid at the top and bottom of the object. On the top of the altar, there are decorative pieces of tin with scalloped edges. At the top front, the decorative piece is embossed with a flower, vines and circles. Along the bottom of the object, there are also decorative pieces with straight edges and circular designs on them. The back of the altar is polished on one side to give it a mirror effect; this piece can slide upwards out of the frame to allow access to the back of the retablo (but there is currently a piece of tape attaching it to the altar). The other sides of are glass within the tin frame. The figure inside the altar has black skin and is affixed to a cross. Underneath the man’s hands and feet there are silver tin flowers. Around his head is a tin halo and he wears a small crown as well. His long hair is made of black and white thread hanging down. There is a white cloth low on his waist with gold bands and spots. Attached to his right hip is a white circle with a blue decoration in the centre. There is blood dripping from the man’s forehead, neck, hands, rib and knees. In the background of the altar are tin flowers affixed to a wooden flower. Along the top and sides the flowers are red, pale yellow, silver, light pink and pink. On the centre bottom of the frame, there is a blue flower. There is another blue flower affixed to the base of the cross. There is a hole in the back of the object near the top. Also on the back, a number is written inside of a circle.

Painting in dark colours of Jesus sitting on a throne with four angels around him. The canvas on which the image is painted is stretched and nailed over another canvas that is stretched and nailed over a wooden frame. There is a border painted on the canvas with a teardrop motif painted over a dark brown background. The teardrops are dark red with outlines in various shades such as thick yellow, orange, blue and black. In the upper left and right corners, there are naked angels flying and looking down at the central figure, Jesus. The angel’s wings are yellow-brown, black and blue. In place of hands, they have clusters of red and black dashes that resemble small explosions. Jesus sits upon a brown throne with curved arm and back rests. He has long, curly black hair and a black mustache and beard. He wears a red cape with yellow-white embroidery at the edges and a yellow-brown robe with black embroidery at the hem. He holds his left hand upwards with his index and middle fingers straight and the others bent. Both of his hands have red circles on them. In his right hand, he holds a red staff. In the lower left and right corners, there are two angels holding tall candles. The angels have brown wings and wear yellow-white shirts and brown skirts. The background of the central image is yellow-brown. On the left side on the back of the image, there is a number written in pencil.

Large painting in dark colours of a woman in an ornate dress surrounded by religious imagery. Pomata is pilgrimage site in Peru. Our Lady of Pomata was honoured as a source of miracles in Peru. Red curtains in the upper right and left corners descend down the sides of the painting. A pink cherub in each corner holds the edge of the curtain up with one of their arms. With their other hands, the cherubs gesture towards the woman in the middle of the painting. She is bordered by a half-circle of red, pink, yellow and yellow-white circles in various sizes. Most of the background is dark purple. The woman is much larger than the other figures in the image. She wears a yellow and grey crown with red dots on it, elaborate yellow-white and red earrings and an ornate cross necklace. Her skin is pink. Her dress is triangular and takes up the majority of the space in the image. The dress has a yellow-white collar, ruffles at the ends of the sleeves, large yellow white tiers, yellow-white and red diamond-shaped motifs and green and red flowers on it. The base fabrics of the dress are green and dark purple. In her left hand, Our Lady holds a rosary. Her right hand supports a child that rests upon her right shoulder. The child wears a yellow, black and red crown; red dress with yellow-white ruffles at the neck and wrists; and holds a blue cup. In the lower left corner of the image, there is a small depiction of Jesus Christ on the cross; the cross is green. Jesus has pink skin with red dots painted all over it. In the lower right corner, there is a woman with her hands clasped in prayer. Her head is disproportionately large for her body. She wears a blue, yellow and orange dress; a yellow-white head scarf and a garland of red flowers around her head. In front of the large skirt of Our Lady, there are three candles with orange flames. There are red and yellow-white flowers painted throughout the image. The frame is brown and gold.

Secular portable altar containing three dimensional figures representing a hat shop. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white. On the sides and tops of the object, there are pink, purple, yellow and orange spirals painted over top the background. On the front of each of the two doors of the object, there is a painted flower. The flowers are painted red with purple and yellow accents and green leaves. Over the doors there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the top of the altar that creates a peaked roofline on the façade. It is painted yellow with orange circles decorating it. The insides of the doors have red, purple and grey flowers painted on them. There is also a yellow flower with long stamen painted in the corners on each of the doors. The interior walls of the altar are painted green with purple borders. Twenty three white wide-brimmed hats with black bands around them are hung on the walls. In the lower left corner of the image, a man in a yellow cap, purple coat and purple pants sits upon a red stool. There is a red bowl resting on the ground in front of him. Right of the man, there is a man standing upon a brick-like object. He wears a red jacket, yellow shirt and blue pants. In front of the man, there are four hats resting on the ground around him. The hats are in various stages of being formed. In the lower right corner, there is a man in a green jacket and purple pants sitting upon a red stool. In his left hand, he holds a piece of thread. In front of him, there is an orange hat stand with four hats on it. There is also a grey mortar and pestle. On the back of the object, the artist’s name, a date and a location written in red paint. Also, a year is written in black pen and a number is written in pencil.