Jemez Monument Exhibit

Jémez Monument commemorates the Catholic Franciscan Mission of San José de los Jémez, built in 1621 on the site of the ancient pueblo of the original people of the Jémez valley. This exhibit featured Hispanic New Mexican devotional arts of bultos (carved wooden statues of saints), retablos (two dimensional representations of saints), and straw applique crosses. Though not necessarily a devotional art form, tinwork was also featured. A master tinworker and a master straw artist demonstrated their art forms.