Tesuque Pottery Nativity
Dateca. 1970
Mediumclay, paint, cloth
Dimensions7 × 9 3/4 × 4 in. (17.8 × 24.8 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Rita Anderson and David Starr, daughter and son of Eleanor B. Sewell
Object numberPC2006.27.50
DescriptionThis Nativity Scene is comprised of Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus. Joseph and Mary stand on opposite sides of Jesus with their hands in a praying gesture. Mary wears a long, white dress with yellow, green, and purple stitching painted on. Red ribbons are tied around the two braids that fall on her shoulders. Joseph wears a white shirt and pants with a purple sash around his waist. Jesus lies on his back between the two figures wearing a brown tunic. Green, white, and yellow is visible on the lower part of his tunic. Each figure sits on the same rectangular plank of wood.On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1980
ca. 1985
