OUR COLLECTION — LATIN AMERICA — PUERTO RICO 132. POLYMER CLAY NATIVITY
This is a completely original Nativity scene created by Puerto Rico’s first certified polymer clay artisan: Belén del Nido. Each piece is hand-molded in polymer clay and signed “Belén” by the artist. Only 20 sets were made. The tallest piece measures 3 inches.
The set is inspired by Puerto Rico’s rich and colorful culture. This 21-piece scene includes:
Mary dressed in campesina clothes with blue handkerchief tied on her head and large loop earrings. Joseph dressed in his best white guayabera with a white fedora hat and holds a cane. Jesus swaddled in a blue blanket, lying on a straw manger. An angel with long black curls, dressed in white robes, carries the star of Bethlehem. Three musicians with guitar, maracas, and bongo drums are dressed in typical white outfits with a red handkerchief tied around their necks and pava straw hat. A little boy plays his sticks to the beat of the music. They are joined by two bomba y plena dancers (a typical Puerto Rican dance); the women wear flowing skirts and a pink rose in their hair. A girl holds her rag doll. The three wise men are vejigantes (Puerto Rican mythical creatures) who bring coconuts, oranges and plátanos for the celebration. For food, a lechón en la barra (pig on a spit) actually turns round. A Flamboyant tree, with large, fiery red blooms, is a Puerto Rican icon. Four animals, a rooster, cow, pig, and little coqui (small tree frog found only in Puerto Rico), complete the scene.
The set is inspired by Puerto Rico’s rich and colorful culture. This 21-piece scene includes:
Mary dressed in campesina clothes with blue handkerchief tied on her head and large loop earrings. Joseph dressed in his best white guayabera with a white fedora hat and holds a cane. Jesus swaddled in a blue blanket, lying on a straw manger. An angel with long black curls, dressed in white robes, carries the star of Bethlehem. Three musicians with guitar, maracas, and bongo drums are dressed in typical white outfits with a red handkerchief tied around their necks and pava straw hat. A little boy plays his sticks to the beat of the music. They are joined by two bomba y plena dancers (a typical Puerto Rican dance); the women wear flowing skirts and a pink rose in their hair. A girl holds her rag doll. The three wise men are vejigantes (Puerto Rican mythical creatures) who bring coconuts, oranges and plátanos for the celebration. For food, a lechón en la barra (pig on a spit) actually turns round. A Flamboyant tree, with large, fiery red blooms, is a Puerto Rican icon. Four animals, a rooster, cow, pig, and little coqui (small tree frog found only in Puerto Rico), complete the scene.