Nativity Scene
Terra Cotta
Mexico
Women
in the village of Cuentepec in Mexico have created this six-piece
ceramic nativity using simple molds and finishing by hand. The
pieces are low-fired in a basic wood- or cattle dung-fueled kiln.
The potters have expanded into creating these decorative pieces
based on the skills needed to produce comales, or clay tortilla
pans.
These
traditional skills have been passed down through the generations,
and the skills remain today in the villages around the central highlands
of Mexico, where the best type of clay for the purpose is to be
found.
No
two sets are identical.
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