DepartmentLatin America
Figure Group
NameFigure Group
Maker
Manuel Jimenez
(Mexican, 1919 - 2005)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeARRAZOLA, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Vegetal Fiber, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 9 5/16 in. (49.5 x 10 x 23.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.589V.
Object numberA.1979.5.589V
DescriptionCarved wooden nativity figures. They are all brightly painted synthetic colors of water-based paint. Some have vegetal fibers. There are 6 shepherds, one Joseph, one Mary, 3 kings, one angel, one Jesus, and a bed of straw. In total, there are 14 parts.
ca. 1980s
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
