TONALA NATIVITY SCENE: Figure of a pair of sheep. Body is natural clay (tan); head and rump are grey with whiter polka-dots. A sepia tone band edges the gray/doted back. A grey triple spiral is at the chest. Facial features are molded and painted. Note: Both animal’s noses are chipped
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