More Nativities

Here are more Mexican Nativity scenes from the excellent exhibition now going on at the Palace of Iturbide...

Dolls from the State of Mexico

A scene carved from cow's bone from Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on the outskirts of Mexico City

Lead figures from Mexico City

Obsidian figures from Guadalajara

Clay figures from Metepec in the State of Mexico

Notice the devil and the angel fighting on top of the stable.

A Nativity scene carved from stone from the state of Yucatán

These magnificently realistic figures from Salamanca in the state of Guanajuato are made from wax.

The same artist from Salamanca did this Holy Family from wax.

These figures are also made of wax, but they are from the village of Purépero in the state of Michoacán.  Notice how they are all wearing traditional garments from that region.

Granite carvings from Taxco in the state of Guerrero

This scene from Michoacán includes musicians and dancers.

This Nativity is made from the fibers of the "zacatón" plant that grows on the volcanic slopes of central Mexico.  It was made by an artist in the city of Puebla.

A Nativity scene in the form of a cross from Michoacán

Two scenes made of clay from Tonalá, Jalisco

This elaborate scene is the creation of Guillermina Aguilar, a well-known artist from Ocotlán in Oaxaca.  (On one of my trips to Oaxaca I visited her workshop.)

This "painting" from Monterrey is made from shells.

Paintings on "amate" paper (paper made from tree bark) is a specialty of the state of Guerrero.

Embroidery from the State of Mexico

From Michoacán, a picture made from yarn pasted on wood.

Cut paper from Tepoztlán in the state of Morelos

But wait, there's more on the second floor!