Non-Native Creche Pottery Nativity Scene

ca. 1994

6.375" H x 6.25" L x 6.375" W 

Hand Crafted in Red Clay with an Open Bowl Form Decorated with a Dream Catcher with Turquoise and Coral Beads with a Feather, Ladder, with Yarn and String Textiles, Joseph, Mary and Jesus Figures in Straw Dated '94

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Non-indigenous artisans from South America (like Peruvian or Mexican artisans) create unglazed clay nativity scenes inside hollowed-out globes or spheres, often exported worldwide through fair-trade gift shops.