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DepartmentHispano

Nativity Scene

NameBulto, Religious Sculpture
Maker Luis Tapia (born 1950)
CultureHispano
Date1976
Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumPine, tempera paint, grass
Dimensionsoverall: 49.4 CM H X 43 CM W X 28.4 CM D
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the NEA and IFAF, A.1976.47.1
Object numberA.1976.47.1ab
DescriptionConsists of four figures, in red, black, yellow and white. Joseph and Mary are rather stiffly portrayed wearing yellow halos and somber expressions. Between them is the infant Jesus in a creche filled with grass.
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