The Three Maries
date: label: Date made
content: 19th-20th century
name: label: maker
content: Garcia, Ramon
notes: label: Description
content: <i>Las Tres Marías</i>, the Three Maries, are the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Cleofas. They are often depicted at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ or at his tomb. But, a popular Puerto Rican story relates that the Three Kings were suitors of the Three Marys, whom they accompanied to local festivities. This radical departure from scripture is an example of the distinctive religious traditions developed over the centuries by rural Puerto Ricans.
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Las Tres Marías son la Virgen María, María Magdalena y María de Cleofás. Por lo general se las representa en la escena de la crucifixión de Jesús o ante su tumba. Sin embargo, una historia popular de Puerto Rico cuenta que los Reyes Magos eran pretendientes de las Tres Marías, a quienes acompañaban durante las festividades del lugar. Este alejamiento radical de las escrituras es un ejemplo de las tradiciones religiosas distintivas que fueron surgiendo en las áreas rurales de Puerto Rico a través de los siglos.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico: Vega Alta, Vega Alta
title: label: Title (Spanish)
content: Las Tres Marías
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Religion
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.0731
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.0731
objectType: label: Object Name
content: santo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: handmade (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wood; paint; metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.5 cm x 16.8 cm x 4 cm; 5 5/16 in x 6 5/8 in x 1 9/16 in