Description: VTG 15Pc Guatemalan Folk Art Pottery Nativity Set-Handmade by Mayan Artists. Figures approximately 3-4” Clay Plate is 9” All Pieces are hand painted. This beauty nativity set pairs the style of traditional Guatemalan weaving with the scene that's grown so familiar. Set on a terracotta plate, it's incredibly easy to pick up and move from mantel to table to dresser top. Clay is collected from the riverbeds of the Chenautla area, which is then sculpted by hand to make each figure. They are then dried in the sun, painted with a red clay slip, polished, then slowly baked for 2-3 hours over a pine bark fire with grass layered over top to help retain the heat In Great VTG Condition
Price: 73.99 USD
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
End Time: 2024-11-27T17:40:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Pattern: Bohemian
Occasion: Christmas
Size: Small
Color: Multicolor
Material: Clay
Year Manufactured: 1990
Recipient: Family
Franchise: Mayan
Subject: Native American
Brand: Handcrafted
Type: Nativity Set
Department: Adult
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 4 in
Theme: Holiday
Collection: Folk Art
Features: Artist Designed, Handmade, Retro Design, Rustic Design, Vintage
Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
Country/Region of Manufacture: Guatemala
Number of Items: 15
Handmade: Yes
