Nativity scene

Museum number:
3-30958
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
JP-289 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
TIN NATIVITY SCENE: Repousse relief figure of a standing man - Joseph (may be a shepherd). Robe is red, cloak is blue, beard is brown, shepherd’s crook is yellow and skin is pink. Head cloth is unpainted (silver) with a red/blue head band.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Crèches (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— length 6.5 centimeters, whole— width 1.9 centimeters, and whole— height 16 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Nativity scene, accession number 3-30958, described as TIN NATIVITY SCENE: Repousse relief figure of a standing man - Joseph (may be a shepherd). Robe is red, cloak is blue, beard is brown, shepherd’s crook is yellow and skin is pink. Head cloth is unpainted (silver) with a red/blue head band.

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