bultos

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Scope note
In Latin American cultures, distinctive three-dimensional saintly or spirit figures. For example, in Andean cultures, bultos represent mummified ancestors. In Mexico and the Spanish-speaking United States from Spanish colonial times to the present, bultos are wooden Christian santos.
bultos
Accepted term: 27-May-2024