| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528A |
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| Category |
Pottery |
| Object Name |
Nativity figurine (Wise Man) |
| Culture |
Tesuque Pueblo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
Santa Fe |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Tesuque Pueblo |
| Maker's Name |
Manuel Vigil (1900-1990) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Clay; Tempera paint; Commercial link chain |
| Description |
3-dimensional figurine of wise man in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position and holding a silver chain as offering to the baby Jesus; Figure's facial features are incised and he wears pink head band, gray serape with multi-colored stripes, white pants, blue shirt, and rust colored moccasins; Hair is knotted behind his head; Figurine is mounted on clay base and is unsigned. This and other figures in this nativity set make up Vigil’s Pueblo-style nativity, but he also made colonial Spanish and Plains Indian style nativity sets. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 12.8, Width = 5.3, Depth = 6.1 |