Gift-Bearing Figures (from a Nativity Group), 18th century
Guatemalan
Wood, polychromed and gilded; (.176): H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); (.177): H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); (.178): H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); (.179): H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.176–.179)
Technical Glossary
Guatemalan
Wood, polychromed and gilded; (.176): H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); (.177): H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); (.178): H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); (.179): H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.176–.179)
These figures would have formed part of a scene depicting the presentation of gifts to the newborn Christ Child. The faces echo imported Asian ivories.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
- • Sculpture, In the Round, Mesoamerica and Central America
- • Wood, Carved
- • Wood, Gilded
- • Wood, Polychromed
Object
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Biblical
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament, Nativity
- • Religious Art, Christianity
- • Trade and Travel (1600–1800 A.D.)
