Hand-modeled unpainted ceramic Oaxacan Virgen de Guadalupe sculpture, signed "Velasco Vasquez" (likely family member of Vilma Sandra Velasco Vasquez)

height 16 in. x width 13 in. x depth 7 in. 

Provenance: The Estate collection of late teacher and humanitarian Douglas Rhodenbaugh, from his historic downtown Austin, Texas home. Mr. Rhodenbaugh spent decades traveling throughout Latin America assuming his vast collection of folk and fine arts, often buying pieces directly from the artisans he met on his travels.