Nativity scene

Museum number:

3-30973

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

JP-304a,b (previous number)

Accession number:

Acc.4777

Description:

NATIVITY STABLE: Square wood and grass (thatch) stable. Supporting structure (A) is of 2.0cm wide wooden strips and 8.0cm long by 2.5cm in diameter sections of twigs. Thatched roof (B)is detachable and made for grass applied to a wood frame then stabilized with wood slats nailed across the upper surface.

Donor:

John Paul

Collection place:

Mexico

Collector:

John Paul

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Crèches (visual works)

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

February 24, 2011

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area