Built in 1897, this colonial house still has its original wood floors and walls bordered with hand-painted flowers. One room contains life-sized wooden statues of saintly figures, including several used in the town’s religious processions. Christ beneath the cross and NS das Dores have real human hair – donated by the faithful for prayers answered.
Museu de Arte Sacra
Brazil
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