The old pre-Hispanic craft of featherwork has survived to this day in certain regions of Mexico, e.g. in Michoacan. Not only the technique has been preserved, but also the Christian motifs that replaced the pre-Hispanic shields, robes and shields after the Spanish conquest. In contrast to the perfect, oil-painted faces of the feather paintings CA 24 and CA 25, here the Indian artist endeavoured to work out the contours of the faces of the Madonna and Child Jesus from white feathers. The painting possibly dates back to the 17th century. (V. König 2003)