Nativity

NameSculpture

Dateca. 1980s

Place madeDabrowka, Poland, Europe

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions13 × 43 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (33 × 110 × 12 cm)
a. Infant: 1 5/16 × 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (3.4 × 9.6 × 4.5 cm)
b. Manger: 4 7/16 × 3 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (11.2 × 9.2 × 11.5 cm)
c. Mary: 13 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (33 × 9.5 × 8.2 cm)
d. Joseph: 12 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (31.7 × 12.5 × 8 cm)
e. Middle Eastern king: 11 × 4 1/4 × 2 9/16 in. (28 × 10.8 × 6.5 cm)
f. European king w/ vessel: 13 × 4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (33 × 12.5 × 7.5 cm)
g. African king w/ chalice: 12 5/16 × 3 1/8 × 3 9/16 in. (31.3 × 8 × 9 cm)
h. Angel with horn: 6 7/8 × 4 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.5 × 11 × 12 cm)
i. Small angel-rt. hand to heart: 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (13.9 × 10.5 × 6.3 cm)
j. Small angel-left hand to heart: 5 5/8 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (14.3 × 10 × 5.5 cm)
k. Kneeling shepherd: 7 11/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 1/8 in. (19.6 × 6.5 × 5.4 cm)
l. Standing shepherd w/ hat: 8 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (21.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Grace Loeffler, A.2017.8.17a-l

Object numberA.2017.8.17a-l

Collections

Polish Folk Art

DescriptionFull nativity scene composed of the Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the three kings, two shepherds and three angels. The Baby Jesus is laying in the manger, Mary in white dress holding a piece of fabric, Joseph is holding a staff with on hand on his chest. The kings are holding their gifts, one of the angels has a trumpet and the other two are in light blue dress. On of the shepherds is holding a sheep and wearing a hat, the other is holding a staff and their hat.