Logo: a gaucho couple

Question SA-12. Here is the text reference (p. 132/3):

Folk art found renewed acceptance in Costumbrismo. Wax and clay figures, pottery, woodcarvings and even primitive paintings were popular among the lower and middle classes of this time. The elites, however, continued to prefer European art, or the academic art still heavily influenced by European models. One important form of folk art was the "ex-voto", or votive offering. Sometimes it represented a single scene (along with a short narration) of a miracle performed by the Virgin Mary or a particular saint. Sometimes the same format was used to present a prayer or special plea for mercy or a miraculous cure. The ex-voto also took the form of small metal or clay figures which had some relationship to the prayer or miracle involved. Thus, if someone had a broken leg the figure would be a realistic representation of a leg. A prayer for a successful amorous outcome might take the form of a small metal heart.