Cross of Lamentation Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art Cristobal Ramirez color and variegation may vary

color and variegation may vary with natural stone

centered by a heart shape with curling openwork

and also those sisters that you choose as best friends

Cultured pearls with an elegant beauty emerge from the forms of two Balinese drop earrings

Cross of Lamentation Hand Made Religious Wood Retablo Diorama Andean Folk Art Cristobal Ramirez color and variegation may varyAfter Christ's death on the cross, the image itself came to be venerated as one of the most important Christian symbols. Alejandro Chvez shows an empty cross, graced with a portrait of Jesus. Ladders reach to beams where ofrendas (offerings) have been placed. Figures in traditional Andean dress kneel below the cross, their eyes lifted in devout prayer. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood and