DepartmentLatin America

Nativity

NameFigure Group

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeCHIAPA DE CORZO, Chiapas, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Glaze, Paint, Straw

DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 11 x 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.961V.

Object numberA.1979.5.961V

DescriptionMold made and hand-built ceramic sculptures of figures forming a Nativity scene. They are brightly painted and glazed with synthetic colors. There are 8 pieces total. There is a straw cradle, Mary, Joseph, babe, 3 kings, a cow, and a donkey.