TONALA NATIVITY SCENE: King figure. Standing figure, cloaked in tan wearing a black shawl with white spots across upper back, shoulders and upper chest On the back of the figure are two vertical rows of serpentine decoration, which is repeated on the cuff of each sleeve. The lower front area features a floral motif. The figure wears a turban and holds a cylindrical object with both 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