Contemporary retablo with ceramic figures, miniature retablos and paper books. The wooden box itself (part a) has a structured hole at centre front, taking the form of a stage. The wood is painted black and several images are adhered to it, such as a typewriter, human and animal figures, flowers, and Albert Einstein surrounded by pigeons. Ceramic figures of the donor and her husband (parts b and c), their dog (part d), and a small stool (part e) are placed in the retablo, as well as a small woven basket (part f) containing a crumpled sheet of paper (part y). There are three miniature retablos (parts g-i) of glass and wood, one of which is held by the woman, and many miniature books (parts j-x). Six of the books are filled with blank paper, while the other nine have titles and writing inside.

Carved wooden figure of man (part a). He wears a knitted hat on his head (part b). The hat is yellow-white and brown wool. The man has a large forehead with a heavy brow. He also has a large protruding nose. The man’s face is painted red-brown and his pupils and beard are painted black. His torso is blocky and he does not have arms. There is a small protrusion at the bottom of his torso between his legs (presumably phallic). The legs are long and blocky, as are the feet. There is a number written in coloured pencil on his leg and (in different coloured pencil) on the back of the head.

Figure of Maximon/San Simon seated on a chair and festooned with offerings. The painted wood body is dressed in a green fabric army uniform and red scarf and is bound to a wooden chair with straw seat with a multi-coloured belt that ties a metal sword around his waist. The head with metal hat (part b) is on a metal post that sticks into the neck and is removable. Other offerings include a metal necklace (c), two paper money bills (parts d, g), a colourful clay incense burner (e), and a glass bottle of liquid (part f).

Small altar containing three dimensional figures representing the nativity. The exterior of the object is painted yellow-white. The side walls and top of the altar are bordered with dark blue. On each side of the altar, there are successive rows of yellow and pink dots over top the yellow-white background. The door of the object is attached to the altar with two pieces of leather that serve as hinges. There is a flower painted on the front of the door. It has pink, blue and green petals. Above the door, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the front of the roof, giving the façade a triangular roofline. On the inside of the door, there is a pink flower with green leaves. Inside the altar, the back and side walls are painted dark blue. There are gold stars in the sky. At the back of the scene within the altar, two haloed figures stand in either corner. On the left side, the figure is a man who holds a staff in his left hand. In the right corner, the figure is a woman who has her hands clasped in prayer. Both of the figures look upon baby Jesus, who lies on a circular crib between them. The crib is yellow and has a crimped edge that is painted pink and gold. In front of baby Jesus, on the left side, there is a kneeling angel with yellow wings and a red cloak. She has her hands clasped in prayer. Opposite the angel, on the right side, there is a man in a brown hat and jacket; he plays a flute-like instrument. There are two sheep lying in front of the baby. One of them reclines on all fours. The other stands as if he is sniffing the baby. Both of the animals sit upon green mounds. There is a piece of tape stuck to the back of the object with a number written on it in blue pen.

Elaborate dance cape representing the death of the last indigenous leader of the Inca Tupac Amaru. The form of the cape consists of a square piece of textile sewn to a half-moon piece of fabric that has a small hole to fit around the wearer’s neck. The background textile is purple. There is yellow fringe around most of the perimeter of the object. The images on the half-moon portion of the cape are ornamental. There are birds, flowers and leaves sewn into the purple background with silver, red, pink, green and yellow fibre. There are also silver and bronze-coloured sequins adorning these decorative motifs. At the top of the square portion of the cape, letters in dark purple read “Muerte de Tupac Amaru” (death of Tupac Amaru). On the left side of the title, two men have green and silver rope wrapped around them, as if they are tied up. On the right side of the title, a woman is tied with the same rope to a silver, pink, green and orange pole. Directly below the title, five men in military dress stand in a row; they wear green caps, silver jackets with red trim and gold buttons, pink pants and brown boots. They all hold yellow swords by their sides. On either side of the row of men, there are men in striped shirts riding silver and brown horses. The horses are running in opposite directions. In the lower right and lower left corners of the cape, there are two more men on horses. A green and silver rope connects each horseman to the hands and feet of the figure of Tupac Amaru, lying in the middle of the configuration of horses; he is being quartered. Tupac Amaru wears a yellow jacket, pink shirt, purple pants and light purple socks. Below the body of Tupac Amaru, there are two mirrors in embossed metal frames sewn onto the textile. The back of the cape is unlined, it is a loose weave fabric with various stitches in it. There is a piece of tape stuck to the back, it has a number written on it in blue pen.

Portable retablo containing three-dimensional figures representing Saint Cristobal and others. The altar is made of wood with fresco painted over top. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white or yellow with red borders. On the side walls, there are grey curlicues painted over the yellow-white background. The top of the altar is painted yellow with red stripes. Along the front edge, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the top of the altar. It is painted yellow with red accents. Below, the front doors of the altar are painted pink with red curlicues over top. There are two pieces of ribbon threaded through two holes in each door. The ribbons are striped with red and white. The interior of the doors are painted with black flowers that have red and yellow centres. Saint Cristobal stands against the back wall inside the altar. He wears a yellow robe, red cape and holds a large green leaf in his hands. He has a halo, long black hair and a beard. A haloed child sits on his right shoulder with a blue ball in his right hand. Below, there are smaller figures of people and animals. The interior walls are painted yellow-white with red, black and yellow spots. Signed on the back in black paint. Also, the title of the work, location, date and a number are written in black ink.

Small altar with a wood base covered with fibre then a clay-like substance. The side and top walls of the altar are painted red-brown. The front of the object is painted pink with yellow, red, green and white detailing. There is a decorative edge slightly offset from the front of the object that wraps around the side walls and the top of the altar. The undulating lines of the edge are accentuated with yellow and red painted borders. The interior walls of the altar are light brown. There is a light grey and yellow pattern with purple flowers painted over top the light brown. A three-dimensional plastic figure of a man is standing within the altar. The man has a halo and a Franciscan style haircut. He holds a gold dagger in his left hand. He wears a white dress with blue lines underneath a short-sleeved robe. It is pink with a yellow, red, green and gold pattern over top. He stands on a three-part plinth. The top of the plinth is white with blue lines, the lower portion is gold and the bottom portion is green. The back and bottom of the altar are light grey.

Tin roof cross with various figures adorning it. At the bottom of the front of the cross there is a blue flower with petals that are bent upwards. The flower has white dots in its centre. Emerging from the back of this flower are a spear and a rounded object on the end of a pole. The rounded object on the end of a pole is on the left side of the object; it is a different shade of blue than the rest of the object. An angel in profile holds onto this pole. The angel is primarily white with a red eye and sash. The spear emerges from the right side of the flower. It is green. There is a blue fish attached to the pole of the spear. The fish has a red eye and a band of red dots around it. In the centre of this configuration of poles and figures, there is a skull. The skull is white with red eyes, nostrils and mouth. Further up the pole, there is a blue cup formed by three rounded shapes. At the top of the cup, there is a rectangular piece of tin with equidistant circles cut into it mounted horizontally across the vertical axis of the cross. Above this piece, there is a red pot. A flower or sun shape with five rays emerges from the top of the pot. The centre ray is white while the two on either side are red. The bottom rays rest on the horizontal axis of the cross. Also resting on this axis are a moon, rooster and flower. The moon is a crescent shape with a large nose and a red eye. It is painted white. To the right of the red pot, the rooster sits on the horizontal axis. The rooster is primarily white and it has red detailing around its wing, a red eye, red ear and red wattle. The flower is also on the right side of the axis; it is pink with white dots in its centre. At the very top of the cross, there is a duck in a sitting position. It is primarily white with a red eye. The duck’s body faces right but its head is turned leftward. Behind the red pot, there is a brown piece of string tied to the vertical support of the cross.

Embroidered wedding textile with four scenes stacked vertically. The central images are surrounded by two borders. At the top of the textile, there is a large bird with its wings spread wide. In the background, there are light and dark green plants and a sloping branch in the lower left corner of the bird’s section of the panel. Separating the top panel from the next, there is an orange line followed by a purple line. Underneath the purple line, the word ‘matrimonio’ is written in pink lettering. The word is flanked on either side by red and white flags. The word ‘matrimonio’ seems to sit on top of a structure in which four people are sitting. The structure has a black outline and the walls have an inner blue outline surrounding orange geometric designs. The bottom of the structure is denoted by a wavy pink line and a geometric blue line. Two of the four people sitting in the house are men and two are women. Standing on the outside of the house, on the left side, there is a barefoot man with his arms upraised. There is a pink squiggly line on the left side of the man and a purple squiggly line on the right. Also, there is a green leafy plant on the ground between his legs. On the opposite side of the house, there is a woman whose arms are also upraised. In between the woman’s body and the building, there is a squiggly pink line. There is a green leafy plant on the ground between her legs. The scene is separated from the one below it by a pink line followed by an orange line. In the scene below there are two men and two women that appear to be dancing. Each person in this panel has a squiggly line on either side of them. The first woman has a purple and a pink line. Below her skirt, on the left side of the image, there is a green leafy plant. The next person to the right of the woman is a man with a blue line and an orange line around him. Also there is a green leafy plant on the ground between his legs. To his right is a woman wearing a shirt, hat, skirt and sandals. She is surrounded by a purple and orange line. Behind her left foot, there is a green leafy plant. Also, in front of her right foot, there is another green leafy plant in a darker shade. To her right is a man in a hat, shirt, pants and sandals. He has a purple line on his left and a pink line on his right. There is a green leafy plant between his legs. This section is separated from the one below by a pink line followed by a purple line. In the bottom section of the panel, there is a scene with a man and woman fishing. The woman is on the left side in a brown boat. Attached to the purple fishing line that the woman is holding is a large brown fish. She is on the far right side of her boat and behind her, on the left side, there is a blue squiggly line and a triangular structure formed out of five lines. The lines are black, red, orange and light orange. To the left of the triangular structure, there is a dark green leafy plant. Below her boat, there is a pink fish, more leafy plants and blue squiggly lines to represent water. On the right side of the panel, the man kneels in a pink and orange boat. The purple fishing line that the man holds is attached to a pink fish. There is a green leafy plant in front of the man, on the right side of the panel. Behind the man there are two blue squiggly lines contained by an orange curved line and a black curved line. On the left of this structure, there is an oval structure. It is outlined in black and has a black line through the centre. There are two curved brown lines within the structure. On the far left end of the man’s boat there is another green leafy plant. In the top left and right corners of the textile, there are looped bunches of red and black thread.

Painted ceramic figure of a woman. Atop her head there is a red basket with 6 pieces of round fruit painted in various bright colours. Her left hand is upraised to support the fruit. In the crook of her right arm is another basket, with a handle, containing purple fruit with green stems. The woman has black curly hair that falls down her back in two braids. Between the braids, there is a slit into which coins can be inserted. The woman’s face has been unevenly painted with two different skin tones. She has rosy pink cheeks. The woman wears gold earrings and a gold necklace and wears a white short-sleeved blouse with red and green embroidery around the neck and the sleeves. Overtop of the blouse, there is a sleeveless v-neck poncho with an asymmetrical hem with a fringe around the edge. The top half of the poncho has a pattern with red, yellow, blue and brown stripes and black dots. The lower portion of the poncho has a pattern with blue, black, red and brown cross-hatching over a yellow background. Her skirt is wide, yellow and A-line. Along the bottom edge of the skirt there is a green, blue, pink and red design with flowers. The woman’s small feet are visible beneath her skirt, wearing blue shoes with yellow dots. She stands on a green base. The bottom of the figure is indented; the edge is painted orange. There is a small hole in the bottom.