Guatemalan Mini Nativity in a Box
Guatemalan Mini Nativity in a Box
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SKU: SKU: SK-169247
Hand-crafted and painted by skilled artisans in Guatemala, each mini nativity scene signals the start of the Christmas season in your home! Complete with a small pine wood box for storing or gift giving.
- Clay & wood
- Each figuring: 1" H (2.5 cm)
Pine box: 2" x 1.4" x 1 (5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm) - Handmade in & fairly traded from Guatemala
Artisan Information
Artisan Information
Doña Jerónima Juárez was born in the small village of San Pedro Las Huertas, near Antigua, Guatemala. She stopped attending school after the third grade in order to supplement her family's income by helping her mother sell vegetables in the marketplace.
Doña Jerónima's mother taught her to make worry dolls, a traditional craft in Guatemala. She recalls, "I was trying for 2 months to make the worry dolls; I made one but was not good enough then I undid the dolls and tried again and again and again lots of times."
Her perseverance paid off. Eleven years ago, she was able to found a small workshop, "Artesanias Multicolor," in the Colonial City of La Antigua Guatemala. She is able to employ fifteen artisans in the production of traditional and not-so-traditional handicrafts, including the "Worry Cats," a design she developed exclusively for the Greater Good Network.
With their livelihood no longer tied solely to the agricultural harvest, Doña Jerónima, her mother, and her three daughters continue to turn their traditional crafting skills towards the creation of new and unique designs.
Shipping
Shipping
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Returns
Returns
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I did not realize how little this nativity scene. But it only makes the workmanship so much more precise. What an adorable set to celebrate the Christmas season by purchasing a handmade set from a local artisan. Just love the whole idea!