A retablo nicho is a hand-crafted wooden box containing colorful, detailed miniature figures depicting religious, cultural, or everyday scenes. These boxes are often painted and decorated, serving as devotional or cultural altars. There is a rich, long history behind them, and some retablos are very old, reflecting their deep cultural significance.

On the back is hand carved “Valicha, Familia Nunez, Ayachucho – Peru”

One of the characters legs is broken. See galery pic. Closed width = 6 1/2″
Open max width = 12 3/4″
Height = 6 1/4″
Depth = 2 1/2″