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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0528I   CAS 0370-0528I; Nativity figurine (Mary)
Category Pottery
Object Name Nativity figurine (Mary)
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 Mary in 17-piece nativity set, shown in kneeling position with hands joined together in front; Facial features are incised and figure wears yellow blouse, black pueblo-style dress with green and red striped belt, and a blue head shawl; 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 = 10.2, Width = 5.4, Depth = 6.3