Bischoff's Shades of the West
7247 E Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ - 85251
P: 888 239 5872
F: 480 945 3583
Bischoff's Gallery
3925 N. Brown Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 480-946-6155
BM500 Triple Nicho Box
BM500 Triple Nicho Box
Hand painted Day of the Dead nicho box with an image of Catrina and Milagros. The overall measurement of the tripartite box is 4 1/4” x 8”.
A nicho box, or simply ‘nicho’, is a three-dimensional or recessed display box, much in the spirit of a shadow box, used as a portable shrine to an important figure or loved one. They originated as an adaptation of the Roman Catholic ‘retablo’, which is a painting of a saint on wood or tin. The difference is that while retablos are flat, nichos are in the shape of boxes and often feature hinged doors, creating an accessible stage-like setting for a significant image and trinkets.