Altar containing three-dimensional figures set upon two tiers depicting heaven and earth. The exterior of the altar is painted yellow-white with red borders. On the top of the altar, a blue curlicue design is painted over top the yellow-white background. There are also curlicue designs on the sides but they are red. The doors of the altar are attached with two pieces of leather nailed to each side. The exterior of the doors are painted with a large flower that is split in half by the doors. The centre of the flower is yellow with a red cross-hatched design over top. Around the centre, there is a ring of small, pink flower petals. There are also grey, blue and purple petals. Above the doors, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the façade. The triangular piece is painted yellow with a red border and a red flower. Each of the interior doors is painted with a flower; they are grey, red and blue with yellow centres. The figures within the altar are made out of plastic. In the top tier against the back wall, there are three haloed figures holding quills and books. In front of these figures, there are a variety of smaller people. Many of them are holding instruments. There are also small figures of goats, rams, owls and other four-legged animals. The background is painted yellow-white with red, grey, yellow and blue spots over top. In the lower tier, there are four figures attached to the back wall; they carry out various everyday tasks. Below, there are smaller people playing instruments, carrying babies and caring for animals. There is also a tall yellow and red table with a pitcher, a cup, a bottle and a round fruit atop it. The animal figures appear to be dogs, cats and birds. On the back of the object, there is a number written in red pen. Also, there is a piece of tape with a number written on it in blue pen.

Ceramic candlestick with nativity scene in the base and three candle holders, covered with many different colours of wax. The central holder is open at the base so that wax has dripped onto the nativity scene below. In front of each candleholder is a red rosette in relief and a red band winds around the circumference of each candleholder. They are connected by two sets of horizontal arms painted yellow-white with brown detailing. The arms below are curved, creating a rounded hollow between each set of arms. The curve at the end of these arms suggests the form of hands. There is a cross-hatched pattern in pink-grey over a background of yellow-white painted on the front of the curved arms. In the centre is a motif of red and blue bisecting vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. The 'hip' of the candlestick is opened to create a semicircular cavity, framed by a blue and yellow-white scalloped design around the upper portion. The bottom of the opening is framed with red cross-hatching and inside is a nativity scene. The virgin Mary wears a pink-grey dress and a brown cape with yellow-white trim and holds her palms together in prayer. Joseph has a beard, a red shirt, brown pants and a yellow-white cape and his hands are positioned upward. The child is painted pink and reclines on the floor between them. Also on the floor is small lamb painted yellow-white with brown and red detailing. Extending from the bottom of the object there are yellow-white oval shapes, with faded red detailing on the left and right sides.

Portable altar with a three-dimensional depiction of peasants in love. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white with red borders. On the left, right and top sides of the altar, there are purple leaves painted over the background. The doors of the object are attached with two pieces of leather per side; the leather pieces serve as hinges. There is a large painted flower split between the two doors. The centre of the flower is a grey base with red cross-hatching over top. Above the doors, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the façade to create a peaked roofline. The design on the triangular piece of wood is faded but a cross-hatched flower centre remains visible. There is a flower painted on the interior of each door. They are grey, purple and red with cross-hatched centres. There are three vultures flying above the three-dimensional scene inside the altar. Two of them are attached to the top wall and the other is attached high on the left wall. The vultures are black with red beaks and red plumes atop their heads. One of the vultures has a black lamb in its talons. There are faint clouds and mountains painted on the back wall of the altar. The ground has hills and valleys formed from clay. On the left side of the object, a brown and black striped donkey sits atop a hill. In the foreground in front of the donkey, there is a cave under which two small animals sit. On the right side of the altar, there is a tall hill on which three birds are perched. There are many animals sitting and standing within the scene; there are lambs, bulls, rams and donkeys. Near the middle of the scene, towards the background, one animal rests atop another animal’s back. Behind these two, there is a man and a woman. The woman, on the left, has a grey hat, two black braids and a pink skirt. Her hands are upraised as if she is dancing. Her partner stands to the right; he wears a red coat, grey hat and plays a guitar. There is another couple right of the musical one. The woman is lying with her back on the ground and one of her legs revealed. Her lover wears a red coat and black pants and is stooped over her. The artist’s name and location are written on the back of the work in blue paint.

Portable altar depicting the Spanish conquest. The exterior walls of the altar are painted white with pink borders. On the side walls are purple curlicues. There are three pieces of leather nailed to each side of the wall and to the side of the doors as hinges. One half of a flower is painted on each of the doors. Above the front doors of the altar, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the façade, creating a peaked roofline with a pink cloud-like motif and a black dot painted on it. On the interior of each door there is a narrow flower with two large petals and four small petals and purple vines. Inside are two tiers with part painted in various shades of blue and white to resemble the ocean and part yellow and orange to resemble sandy ground. Also in the background, there are three wooden sailing ships embedded in the back wall of the altar, adorned with red crosses. On the top tier, the ships from left to right are dark brown, orange and light brown. On the bottom tier, the ships from left to right are orange, light brown and dark brown. An elaborate throne rests with its back against the left wall on the top tier. A king sits in the throne so that his profile is turned towards the viewer. The king has long black hair, mustache and beard. He wears a gold crown, long orange jacket with white trim, and an ornate green robe with a white pattern on it. He holds a gold pointed sceptre in his left hand and points with his right hand. Right of the king, there is another throne with its back against the back wall of the altar. A queen sits in this throne. She wears a gold crown, white and black hood, orange jacket with white trim and an ornate red dress. She clutches her sceptre in both of her hands. On the right side of the altar, there are relatively small people standing amongst tall grasses and a palm tree. The small people are purple and wear loinclothes and white and black printed headdresses with orange feathers attached over the forehead. One of them holds a young child in her arms, another points towards the ships in the background. In the lower tier, a conquistador stands on the left. He wears a silver helmet, orange jacket, pink and black robe and holds a long silver axe-like weapon in his right hand. To the right corn and pineapples are shown growing out of the ground. Standing amongst the grasses, there is a man in purple, larger than the people on the top tier. In his left hand he holds a light brown pipe and a parrot rests on his bent elbow. In his right hand, he holds a bow and arrow. A yellow and black monkey hangs from his right arm. The artists name and location are written in dark blue paint on the upper left corner on the back of the object.

Portable altar with movable doors. The walls of the altar are painted yellow-white. On the top and sides, there are green vines with coloured flowers painted over the yellow-white background. The exterior of the doors, on the front of the object, have a large flower split between them. The doors are bordered with a red line and have abstract yellow patterns in the corners. There are also four green leaves protruding from the flower. Above the doors, the façade of the altar extends into a peaked roofline. It is painted yellow with grey curlicues and a grey cross. Inside each of the doors has one flower on it, with red petals outlined in yellow. The top and bottom petals of each flower are long and thin while the side petals have a more rounded shape. There are green vines flanking the petals as well as four green leaves. The doors open to reveal many figures inside of the altar. The opening is bordered by yellow edges. The interior is painted light blue with purple borders around the back wall. The largest figure, God the Father, is in the background of the altar. He has curly grey hair and a grey beard, wears a large yellow crown, red shawl, yellow-white robe and holds a yellow sceptre. His hand that is not holding a sceptre is upraised with the index finger pointing upwards. Below him there are smaller figures of people and animals. On the left side, near God’s feet, there is a man with a mustache and goatee; he wears a red hat with a white band around it. On the right side there is a man with black hair, mustache and goatee who holds a yellow bushel. Between the men, there is a yellow-white ungulate with horns and a red saddle strapped to its back. In front of the man in the orange hat, on the left side of the altar, there is a woman wearing a pink shawl, yellow blouse and green skirt carrying a large satchel over her shoulders. Next to her is a man with long black hair and mustache who wears a red and black striped tunic and green pants, and is holding a red bow in his left hand and a yellow mandolin in his right hand. Right of the musician, there is a large pile of yellow grains. A grey fox or dog drapes its body over the pile. Right of the grey animal there is a woman wearing a pink hat, yellow white shawl and grey skirt. She holds a yellow basket and has a baby strapped to her back. In front of the woman in the pink shawl, there is a rooster with a brown body and red feathers on its head. A small figure of a man is placed in front of the rooster. He wears a black hat with a white band around it, a yellow-white shirt and red pants. He holds a rope over his left shoulder. Next to this man, there is a brown bird. Right of the brown bird, a sheep reclines on all fours. Next to the sheep, a yellow and red bird raises its beak to the sky. A yellow white parrot with a pink beak and feet sits on the furthest right in the foreground. On the back of the altar, the artist’s name, date of the work, location and number in a series are written in pink paint. There is also a piece of tape with a number written in blue pen on it. There is a metal eye hook in the top of the object.

A ceramic plaque in high relief depicting Christ and a cow. Around the perimeter of the work, there is a painted, decorative border; in the top left and bottom right, the border is red with black curvilinear lines. The red wraps around the corners. In the top right and bottom left, there is a red triangle in each corner and one on either side of the corner. The rest of the border is painted yellow-white with a pattern of red and black lines. The ground on which Christ and the cow sit is red and has clusters of short black lines to represent grass. Unlike the rest of the image, Christ and the cow are in relief. Christ perches on the cow’s body with a book open on his lap. He wears a baggy robe. There are red and yellow haloes around Christ and the cows’ heads. Christ’s halo seems to extend around his body or he wears a red and yellow cape. The cow has brown spots on its body and has horns. Near the top of the plaque, there is a hole through the ceramic for hanging. On the back of the object, there are three pieces of tape with writing on them. One piece has a hole with a grommet that corresponds to the hole through the plaque.

Portable altar containing a depiction of the Holy Week Procession in Ayacucho. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white with red borders around the edges. On both side walls, there are faint grey squiggly lines. Two pieces of leather are nailed to each of the side walls and to the sides of the doors; the leather pieces serve as hinges. The exterior of the doors are each painted with a red, purple and orange flower. Each flower has two long petals with undulating sides and two small purple petals. The centres of the flowers are orange. Above the doors, a triangular piece of wood is attached to the façade to create a peaked roofline. There is a faint black, brown and yellow motif painted on the triangular piece. The interiors of the doors are each painted with a flower. The flowers each have two red petals and two purple petals. The left and back walls inside the altar are painted purple. There are white stars or fireworks painted over the purple backdrop. Attached to the backdrop, on the back wall, there is a small plastic figure of an angel with purple wings. Below the angel, also attached to the backdrop, there is a figure of a praying woman. On the lower right side of the back wall, there is a plastic figure of a man playing a guitar. Left of the praying woman, ascending from the ground, there is a tall structure formed from thin black beams. The beams meet in a dome-shape at the top of the structure. Attached in various places to the structure, there are three yellow and red bundles. A woman in a purple shawl and red dress stands in front of the structure with her hands clasped in prayer. Her baby is strapped to her back. Next to her, there is another woman in an orange shawl holding a yellow and black striped object. Right of this woman, there is a large white platform with many candles attached to it. The candle flames are red and the platform is decorated with gold patterns throughout. The platform also has various white and gold pots attached to it. A figure of Jesus stands atop the platform. He is wearing a red sash, is surrounded by a gold halo and holds a gold flag. Right of the platform, a man with a mustache holds a yellow and black tuba. In front of the woman in the purple shawl, there is a man in a round-collared yellow robe holding a staff with a vase-shaped object atop. Next to him, there is a man in a dark blue robe, red and black striped cape and red, black and yellow crown. The man wearing the crown holds an open book in his hands. Next to him, there is another man in a round-collared robe holding a staff. Behind him, a woman carries her baby on her back and clasps her hands in prayer. Right and in front of her, there is a woman in a red shirt and yellow and black cape; she also clasps her hands in prayer. There is a child next to her, wearing a yellow shawl and skirt and purple shirt. Next to the child, there is a man in a yellow shirt, blue tie and blue pants. A small boy stands next to him. Behind the man and the boy, a musician with a thin mustache plays cymbals. Next to the cymbalist, a man in a blue and black striped outfit holds a candle in his hand. A small boy also holds a candle to his right. The artist’s name is written in green paint on the back of the object. Two numbers are also written on the back of the object, one in red ink, the other in pencil.

Retablo of St. Marcos. The altar is rectangular, topped by a painted pediment. Two long vertical doors open on the front, and are attached to the altar by leather hinges. The doors are painted on the outside with a cross and swirled patterns, and on the inside with flowers, leaves, circles and lines. Inside the altar are two sets of plaster figures. The top set consists of four saints: St. Paul, St. Ines, John the Baptist and an unidentified saint holding a book and staff. Smaller figures stand in front of the saints and include animals and humans. In the bottom set of figures are a group of musicians, several sheep and goats, shepherds, and a woman with pottery.

Small retablo altar of St. Anthony. Altar has a door attached by metal pins, opening on the left where it can be secured by two pieces of braided fibre rope at the mid-point. The outside is painted with designs: curved orange lines and green dots on the long sides, and the outline of a cross on the front. A painted pediment sits atop the altar. The interior side of the door is painted with a flower and leaves. Inside the altar are several plaster figures. The central is St. Anthony holding a child and a branch, and beside him is a skull and cross bones. On the side wall is another figure of St Anthony, also holding a child and branch. The third figure, standing on the bottom of the altar, is a shepherdess with two small animals.

Unglazed orange-brown clay candelabrum sculpture in the shape of a spherical tower with church and village scenes. Details are painted in white, dark brown, and orange-brown. The top of the tower has five candle holders: the centre holder is set in the back of a forward facing kneeling cow with two candle holders on each flank and an additional two on arms on the sides. Below this, three ridges around the circumference of the tower have church and village scenes consisting of standing modelled figures and animals with cut out arch, rectangular, and triangular windows. On the top ridge, below the cow, is a large cut-out arch window with eight birds perched on the upper rim. Standing on the sill of the window are three standing figures, the centre figure has a cross on his robes; two additional figures stand outside the window on a ledge. The middle and bottom ridges have village scenes with people, goats?, donkeys, and small rectangular and triangular windows. In the base (17 cm diameter) of the tower is a large cut out arch with a base floor holding a nativity scene: three standing figures wearing crosses on their robes, two kneeling fawn-like spotted ungulates and a central reclining cradle with figure. The tower walls are decorated with painted designs of plants, flowers, stripes, dots and grids. The back of the tower has a C-shaped handle.