Zia Pueblo Cross | New Mexico Folk Art | Pablo FloresSome objects are made. This one was gathered. Pablo Flores traveled to each of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and collected what the land had abandoned. Weathered wood. Rusted metal. Worn leather. Farm remnants bleached by sun and scoured by wind. He brought it back to his studio in the Taos Valley and shaped it into this. Nothing in this cross was purchased. Every element came from the ground of its Pueblo. It does not represent a place. It is made of

and prolonged moisture exposure to preserve the thermal loft

Hand carved wood with bold polychrome paint

casual comfort

Investment Weight: At 25 grams

with its patterned body and stretched snout

Looks handmade

Object: Handcrafted Peruvian ceramic church

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Since 1987

Origin: Ecuador

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