OUR COLLECTION — LATIN AMERICA — PERU 232. SHORT-BODY HOLY FAMILY
This unique painted clay Holy Family features a stylized Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus in his manger. The parents have large heads and very short bodies. The standing figures measure 5.75 inches tall.
This item is distributed by Allpa. Named for a Quechua word for “earth,” Allpa began active work as an alternative trading organization in 1985. Its marketing assistance reaches approximately 2,000 families from 100 artisan groups and family workshops in different parts of Peru. In addition to marketing assistance, Allpa provides technical help, product development advice, skills training, tools and appropriate equipment to artisans. Artisans can access short-term and mid-term loans to improve infrastructure and their workshops. Allpa works with families located in Cusco, Ayacucho, Chulucanas, Cajamarca and Huancavelica as well as Shipibo people living in the Amazon rain forest area of Pucalepa. For most of these people, craft production is their only source of income.
This item is distributed by Allpa. Named for a Quechua word for “earth,” Allpa began active work as an alternative trading organization in 1985. Its marketing assistance reaches approximately 2,000 families from 100 artisan groups and family workshops in different parts of Peru. In addition to marketing assistance, Allpa provides technical help, product development advice, skills training, tools and appropriate equipment to artisans. Artisans can access short-term and mid-term loans to improve infrastructure and their workshops. Allpa works with families located in Cusco, Ayacucho, Chulucanas, Cajamarca and Huancavelica as well as Shipibo people living in the Amazon rain forest area of Pucalepa. For most of these people, craft production is their only source of income.