Nativity, Retablo, Ayacucho, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo.

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Nativity Retablo (portable altar pice) is a sophisticated Peruvian folk art in the form of portable boxes which depict religious, historical, or everyday events that are important to the Indigenous people of the highlands. It is a tradition originated in Ayacucho.

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Photo credit: © Luis Rosendo/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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