Set of 12 figures which form a nativity set: a) Joseph wearing a green garment and orange mantel b) King with black skin, turban & white garment with blue mantel and yellow collar c) King with white skin, blond beard, white head cloth, green garment, red cloak d) King with white skin, black hair, a blue garment and orange cloak e) Angel wearing a blue gown, silver wings, black hair f) Angel wearing a green gown, silver & green wings and black hair g) Shepherd with a lamb over his shoulders, wearing a blue garment h) Young woman wearing a yellow dress with a lamb by her side. i) Kneeling animal (lama?) with tan coat j) sheep with white coat, spattered with black and grey horns k) Saint figure wearing a red garment and mantel l) Saint figure wearing a dark green garment and mantel.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Nativity figures
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
max— height 9.5 centimeters and min— length 4 centimeters