TONALA NATIVITY SCENE: figure. Standing figure, cloaked in tan, over which is a floor length tan cape edged in orange-brown, with floral motifs on back. On the front is a vertical row of serpentine decoration, which is repeated on the cuff of each sleeve. The figure holds a bird in his/her hands.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Tonala, Jalisco state, Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Nativity figures
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies