OUR COLLECTION — LATIN AMERICA — PERU 376. TALL CLAY HOLY FAMILY
This tall Holy Family is made from painted clay in Peru. Mary holds baby Jesus while Joseph stands next to her with a staff. Joseph and baby Jesus both wear chullo hats (a warm knitted hat worn by Peruvians who live in the High Andes). Joseph stands 15 inches tall.
Manos Amigas is a fair trade organization dedication to the export of handicrafts and to alternative tourism. Manos Amigas, which means “Hands Joined in Friendship,” works with family workshops and with small business groups and associations that make a variety of handicrafts in impoverished areas of Lima and in the Andean highlands. Manos Amigas offers training workshops for their artisans.
Manos Amigas is a fair trade organization dedication to the export of handicrafts and to alternative tourism. Manos Amigas, which means “Hands Joined in Friendship,” works with family workshops and with small business groups and associations that make a variety of handicrafts in impoverished areas of Lima and in the Andean highlands. Manos Amigas offers training workshops for their artisans.