Nacimiento

Art

International Museum of Art & Science

Clay nativity scene

Name/Title

Nacimiento

Entry/Object ID

1985.27.002

Description

A cativity Scene. Clay pumpkin form painted green with beige stripes and handle. The inside of the pumpkin has dark blue sky with white and falling star and white dots. There is yellow ground with nativity figures in clay. Two clay animals stand behind Christ child, Mary and Joseph.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Paint

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1985

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Ocumichu, Michoacan, Mexico

Location

Michoacan, Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Length

2-1/2 in