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OUR COLLECTION — AFRICA — SOUTH AFRICA  483. SMALL RAKU NATIVITY

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This small Nativity is made in a workshop near Cape Town, South Africa. The 12 pieces include: Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, an angel, three wise men, a camel, a shepherd, a donkey, a cow, and a sheep. I love the big beard on the angel! The Joseph figure measures 4.25 inches tall.
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Raku Pottery originated in ancient Japan. It is the process of manufacture that gives the pottery the Raku identity. South African Raku is unique as to its bright colors and geometric designs. The fired bisqueware is heated a second time in a kiln to 950 degrees C and then allowed to come in contact with cooler air so the glaze cracks unpredictably. Then the hot pieces are placed in a bed of sawdust. The smoke from the smoldering sawdust then gives these crackles and any unglazed surface their dark coloring. No two pieces are the same, nor are the colors exactly the same.
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