Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood horse shaped piggy bank Definitely it is Native American

Definitely it is Native American

There is a tiny chip to surface of the wood at the very tip of its crest

Wood shows some dryness and stains

"Burial dolls" have continued to be produced by contemporary indigenous and Mestizo cultures of the Andean region

Wonderful Early Spanish Colonial Retablo Painting on Wood horse shaped piggy bank Definitely it is Native AmericanI regret that I'm not much good at identifying saints, but what a wonderful painting! And definitely a very old one, pre 19th century I might guess. Such a beatific face, crowned and haloed, with two fingers of one hand pointing heavenward, the other holding a staff, and what looks like an open book to the right. And then this beautifully florally decorated, red lined cape. Thickly painted on wood panel and to my eye just beautifully aged, this makes