Ex-Voto Foot
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Brazil, South America
Date: ca. 1950-1980
Medium: Wood and paint
Dimensions:
h. 6 in. (15.2 cm); l. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with Folk Art Acquisition Funds
Object number: 87.25.3
Label Text
In northeastern Brazil, ex-votos, called "milagres" in Portuguese, can be found at hundreds of shrines where pilgrims bring them in fulfillment of vows. The "milagres" shown here are all made of wood and are from the popular shrine of Sao Francisco das Chagas in northeastern Brazil. Each shows the particular affliction that prompted the pilgrimage--a wounded head, recovery from breast disease, an injured arm, a twisted knee, a damaged upper torso. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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