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CAS 0370-0528E   CAS 0370-0528E; Nativity figurine (cow)
Category Pottery
Object Name Nativity figurine (cow)
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
Description 3-dimensional figurine of a bull in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position; Facial features are incised; Body of figurine is painted brown; Face and feet are painted white; Horns are painted black; Figurine 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 = 8.3, Width = 5.5, Length = 12.8