| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0528K |
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| Category |
Pottery |
| Object Name |
Nativity figurine (angel) |
| 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 angel in 17-piece nativity set, shown in standing position with hands joined together in front; Figure's facial features are incised; Figure wears white dress and its wings are painted magenta with white lineal designs; Hair is braided at sides of head; Perforated lug on back of figure allows for its suspension above remaining nativity figures; 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 = 13.8, Width = 6.6, Depth = 10.8 |