Gonzalez Family

Indigo Arts' Philadelphia gallery space will be closed during the month of April as I move upstairs to a new space on the fourth floor of the Crane Building. I hope to be up and running again in May, on a "by appointment or by chance" basis. Meanwhile, the Indigo Arts online gallery will be operating as usual, though shipments may be delayed a bit. Please feel free to contact me with any questions in the mean time.

Thanks,

Tony

La Sirena con Guitarra - Santo

SKU: PGSTO-02

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2010
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(9" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$195

La Sirena con Guitarra - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-8

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2007
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(8 3/4" h.. x 4" w. x 2" d.)

Design and colors may vary.

$120

La Calavera con Flores - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-14

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2012, 2014
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(8 3/4" h. x 4" w. x 2" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$120

St. Francis - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-07

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2008, 2014
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(7 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2" d.)

Design and colors may vary.

$110

Santa Rosa de Lima - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-12

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2008, 2014
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(8 1/4" h.. x 3 1/4" w. x 2" d.)

Design and colors may vary.

$95

Until Death Do Us Part - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-4

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez Paucar (Aza, Huancayo, Peru),
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box. Exact designs will vary.
(6 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2" d.)

$78

Adam and Eve - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-06

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru)
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(6 1/4" h. x 4" w. x 2" d.)

$78

Musicos Muertes Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-03

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru)
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box. Musicians shown may vary.
(6" h.. x 4" w. x 2 1/4" d.)

$62

A Bone for the Dog - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-15

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru),
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(6" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2" d.)

$62

Angel Calavera Ornaments

SKU: PGORN-01

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(5" h. x 1 3/4" w. x 1 1/2" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$18

Calavera Musico Ornaments

SKU: PGORN-02

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(5" h. x 1 3/4" w. x 1 1/2" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$18

Saint Bearer (Santa Rosa de Lima) - Santo

SKU: PGSTO6

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2012
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(11 1/2" h. x 5" w. x 3 3/4" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$325

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Cross

SKU: PGCRS2

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Pedro Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), c.2010, 2015
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(15 1/4" h. x 7 3/4" w. x 3" d.)
Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Details may vary.

$275

Product Status:

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Artist and Model - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB2

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru)
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(6" h.. x 4" w. x 2 1/4" d.)

$62

Product Status:

Sold

Sacred Heart - Retablo

SKU: PGRTB-11

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Gonzalez family (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2008
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture in painted wood box
(5 1/2" h. x 4" w. x 2 1/4" d.)

Design and colors may vary.

$58

Product Status:

Sold

Noah's Ark - Sculpture/Ornament

SKU: PGORN1

Gonzalez Family

Peru

Javier Gonzalez (Aza, Huancayo, Peru), 2006
Painted carved maguey wood sculpture .
(3 3/4" h. x 1 3/4" w. x 4 1/2" d.)

$48

Product Status:

Sold

Recent Arrivals

Calavera Musico Ornaments

$18

Posted: 11/20/2018

Angel Calavera Ornaments

$18

Posted: 11/20/2018

About the Artist

Javier Gonzalez in Santa Fe, 2004 (photo by Anthony Fisher)

Pedro Gonzalez painting a santo figure in Santa Fe, 2004 (photo by Anthony Fisher)

Pedro Gonzalez in 2010

"Pedro and Javier Gonzalez credit their paternal grandfather, Don Pedro Abilio Gonzalez Flores, for their success. In teaching his grandsons the art of making imagineria, the elder Gonzalez shared his love of the Peruvian heritage. For more than four decades, the Gonzalez brothers have been working alongside their grandfather in a workshop beside a creek near an ancient road in the village of Aza, in the central Andes."

"In ancient Peru, the serpent-shaped maguey was considered a sacred tree, touching both the world below and the world above. During the 16th century, when master saint-makers arrived in peru from Spain, the artisans sought ways to make their icons lightweight for transport. The many Indian artisans who were forced to serve as apprentices used maguey. A cultural syncretism resulted that combined the occidental saint on the exterior and the sacred soul of the ancient maguey within."

(From biography at Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, 2006)

Region:

Peru