San Ildefonso Pueblo Cross | New Mexico Folk Art | Pablo FloresSome objects are made. This one was gathered. Pablo Flores traveled to each of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and collected what the land had abandoned. Weathered wood. Rusted metal. Worn leather. Farm remnants bleached by sun and scoured by wind. He brought it back to his studio in the Taos Valley and shaped it into this. Nothing in this cross was purchased. Every element came from the ground of its Pueblo. It does not represent a place. It is made of

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Condition: Very good vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age and handling

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Each strand blends natural shell chips

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and incised linework across the back

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