WORLD NATIVITY
  • Home
  • Our Story
  • Our Collection
    • Africa Collection
    • Asia Collection
    • Latin America Collection
  • Nativities for Sale
    • New Items
    • Purchasing Instructions
    • Africa Nativities
    • Asia Nativities
    • Latin America Nativities
    • Last Ones! Nativities
    • Cards
    • Ornaments
  • Contact

OUR COLLECTION — AFRICA — KENYA  102. GREY KISII STONE HOLY FAMILY

Picture
This Nativity of the Holy Family is hand-carved from grey kisii stone near the small village of Tabaka in the Kisii District of western Kenya. Kisii craftsmen have carved soapstone for many years. The men in the village do the carving and the women do the polishing. The stone varies in color from rose to white with many variations between. These amazing sculptures are each handcrafted without the use of commercial machinery. This industry supports many people in that area. Joseph stands 6 inches tall by 4 inches wide.
​
The bead and wire Baobab tree is made in South Africa for a nonprofit organization that seeks to help reverse the legacy of apartheid in South Africa. A dynamic and original African art form, wire art is thought to have originated from young herdboys of Maputoland and Zululand in the northeast corner of South Africa, who fashioned their own toys from discarded wire and tin cans. Today, crafters from the townships create many functional as well as ornamental decorative wire items, handmade from recycled materials. The Baobab tree measures 10 inches tall.
​◄  previous Nativity in Our Collection
​​​next Nativity in Our Collection  ►

◄  back to Africa Collection
          go to Nativities for Sale​  ►

Home

Our Story

Our Collection

Nativities for Sale

Contact

© World Nativity 2005 - 2023
  • Home
  • Our Story
  • Our Collection
    • Africa Collection
    • Asia Collection
    • Latin America Collection
  • Nativities for Sale
    • New Items
    • Purchasing Instructions
    • Africa Nativities
    • Asia Nativities
    • Latin America Nativities
    • Last Ones! Nativities
    • Cards
    • Ornaments
  • Contact