Dance of The Dead Retablo Clothing blending artistry with the celebration

blending artistry with the celebration of love and unity

The hanging comes complete with wooden dowels and a hanging thread and is supplied in its own fabric bag

it represents the female principle which symbolises wisdom and purpose

This striking copper prayer wheel has dramatic dark colouring

Dance of The Dead Retablo Clothing blending artistry with the celebrationProduced in the highlands of Peru, retablos are miniature portable shrines deeply rooted in the Ayacucho tradition that traditionally portrayed religious and everyday life scenes in intricately arranged boxes. This particular scene is a fascinating example of how folk art updates to reflect contemporary situations, depicting here a modern day vision of the pandemic. As masked skeleton pallbearers carry a coffin on their shoulders, jubilant spirits fly