Nino de Atocha Santos Doll - Glass Eyes Wool Hair Painted Details red heart A tinsel star crowns the

A tinsel star crowns the Victorian Angel's head and a bit of holly

She stands with one arm holding a cloth purse and the other tucked behind her back

Size is 4-3/8" x 3-1/8"

Starting with a base of wire and spun cotton

reveals a honeycomb

Nino de Atocha Santos Doll - Glass Eyes Wool Hair Painted Details red heart A tinsel star crowns theThe Patron Saint of Prisoners, El Santo Nio de Atocha, is always dressed as a boy pilgrim from the 13th century. He usually wears a hat, a very ornate cloak and carries in his hands either a basket of roses or food in one and a pilgrim's staff in the other. What is unusual about the piece I offer now is that this Saint has no hands BUT this actually might be the way the doll was fashioned. When I found this stunning piece of religious folk art, I