Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection
Collection Number: 1923
Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory
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Artist or Author: Unknown
Creation Year: 2010
Height: 11 inches
Width: 15 1/2 inches open, 10 inches closed
Summay:
Retablo, folk painting from Guatemala shaped like the front of a church. When the doors are opened, the scene inside depicts numerous kites flying over a Guatemalan village. Retablo is made of scrap wood, probably pine.
Geographic: Guatemala
Kite Type: Figure, Flat
Significance: Art, Cultural
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