ADVENT CALENDAR 2024

December 10

NATIVITY FROM GUATEMALA

Jose Canil Ramos
Guatemala
Pinewood, paint
Circa 2023

This Nativity was hand-painted and carved from weathered, dried pinewood. It features the Magi offering gifts to the Christ Child: a pineapple, a watermelon, and a chicken. The artist, who learned woodworking from his late father, now shares a workshop with his mother.

On loan from the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center, New Haven, Connecticut

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