Description

This mesa altar is made with a blend of kamagong and narra wood with two keyholed and button knobbed drawers and carved flanges and apron. The cabriole legs rest on wide stretcher elevated by four (4) short, carved base support. The tabletop frame, apron and legs are made of kamagong while the tabletop center, flanges and drawers are of narra wood.

This item is part of the DM Guevara Collection which pays tribute to the Filipino artisans of the past two centuries. Comprising of both fine furniture collections and folk implements, the collection highlights Western and Asian influences that are exquisite and functionally Filipino. The DM Guevara Collection was put together by the family matriarch Carmen S. Guevara for the Museo ng Buhay Pilipino in 1979.

Donation

D.M. G FI