Feliciano Bal -- Capitanas de Santa Apolonia

This painting is from ca. 1970, and was purchased directly from the artist in 2003. It depicts the women leaders of the cofradia (called capitanas) from the village of Santa Apolonia, a community near Comalapa. They are shown wearing the traditional traje of their office, including a large sobrehuipil hand-woven from the local brown cotton. The painting measures 18.5 x 22.3 inches and is stretched but not framed.