Calaveras 9-piece Wood Nativity Scene _artisan--novica-artisan-8546 Three rows of ruffles add

Three rows of ruffles add texture and contrast

The motifs are painted by hand to celebrate the flora and fauna of El Salvador

Handmade in & fairly traded in Kenya

They are carved by hand of polished bone

This brilliantly colored

Calaveras 9-piece Wood Nativity Scene _artisan--novica-artisan-8546 Three rows of ruffles addCarved by hand from pinewood, this unique nativity scene is comprised of nine pieces. Jose Canil Ramos depicts the Holy Family with an angel, the Three Kings, a donkey and a cow. The figures appear as calaveras, literally 'skulls,' a popular theme in Guatemala for the Day of the Dead, November 2. The angel's wings and Joseph's staff are removed for shipping, and cotton felt fabric protects the base of each figurine. Pinewood, cotton felt Features a