Object Details
maker
Rivera Aviles, Genaro
Rivera Aviles, Genaro
Description
This wooden figure of La Virgen de la Candelaria was made by Genaro Rivera in the town of Morovis in the early 1900s. This saint is especially popular in Puerto Rican cultural traditions and folk religion. Many of the first settlers to Puerto Rico came originally from the Canary Islands, bringing with them their patron saint, the Virgen de la Candelaria, the Virgin of Candlemas.
Description (Spanish)
Esta figura de madera de la Virgen de la Candelaria fue tallada por Genaro Rivera en el pueblo de Morovis al comienzo del siglo XX. Este es un santo particularmente popular dentro de la tradición cultural y religiosa puertorriqueña. La Virgen de la Candelaria era el santo patrono de muchos de los primeros colonos, oriundos de las Islas Canarias, que emigraron a Puerto Rico.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Teodoro Vidal
Date made
1861-12-10-1941-12-14
ID Number
1997.0097.0544
catalog number
1997.0097.0544
accession number
1997.0097
Object Name
santo
Physical Description
handmade (overall production method/technique)
wood; paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 24.4 cm x 13 cm x 6.9 cm; 9 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 2 11/16 in
Place Made
Puerto Rico: Morovis, Morovis
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Religion
Vidal
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_601933