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OUR COLLECTION — AFRICA — MALAWI  572. 28-PIECE NATIVITY

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This Nativity is hand-carved from a hard wood called afromosia, which has a very beautiful grain. The wood color varies naturally from medium to dark brown. The scene contains 28 figures:
  1. Baby Jesus
  2. Mary
  3. Joseph
  4. Round African hut with a removable roof
  5. Baobab tree
  6. Angel
  7. Shepherd with staff
  8. Village man with a chicken, which is very important gift in African culture
  9. Village man with fish
  10. Village woman with a pot
  11. Village woman with a basket of flour
  12. Village woman with a bundle of firewood
  13. Kneeling wise man 1
  14. Kneeling wise man 2
  15. Kneeling wise man 3
  16. Giraffe
  17. Elephant
  18. Cape buffalo
  19. Rhinoceros
  20. Lion
  21. Leopard
  22. Hippo
  23. Zebra
  24. Warthog
  25. Ostrich
  26. Baboon
  27. Crocodile
  28. Sheep
 
The baobab tree stands 9.5 inches tall.
 
The scene is carved by Van Nyasulu from Nkhata Bay, Malawi. Van’s father is Symon Nyasulu, a renowned carver who started carving in the early 1970s. Symon started teaching his son to carve from the age of 6 until 14 when Symon passed away. After Symon’s death, Van developed a great desire to learn more about wood carving on his own, making this his full-time work ever since.
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