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Figure Group
Museum of International Folk Art
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
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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.
Nativity
Nativity
Stanislaw Suska
ca. 1980s
Nacimento
Nacimento
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure Group
Figure Group
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1965, STAFF
Nativity
Nativity
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure
Figure
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure Group
Figure Group
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1960, STAFF
Three Kings
Three Kings
Manuel Jimenez
c. 1960
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, Fantasy
Figure, Fantasy
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1965, STAFF
The Holy Family
The Holy Family
Misterio
c. 1960
Figure
Figure
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
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