OUR COLLECTION — AFRICA — MALAWI 572. 28-PIECE NATIVITY
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:
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.
- Baby Jesus
- Mary
- Joseph
- Round African hut with a removable roof
- Baobab tree
- Angel
- Shepherd with staff
- Village man with a chicken, which is very important gift in African culture
- Village man with fish
- Village woman with a pot
- Village woman with a basket of flour
- Village woman with a bundle of firewood
- Kneeling wise man 1
- Kneeling wise man 2
- Kneeling wise man 3
- Giraffe
- Elephant
- Cape buffalo
- Rhinoceros
- Lion
- Leopard
- Hippo
- Zebra
- Warthog
- Ostrich
- Baboon
- Crocodile
- 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.