Retablo - Peruvian Christmas DOTD2024 Covered with ornate cutout motifs

Covered with ornate cutout motifs

Gold and silver-tone embroidery in the traditional zari style accentuates the design

caressed by swirl and dot patterns in sterling silver

For the indigenous people in pre-Hispanic times

Decorated with warm hues of red

Retablo - Peruvian Christmas DOTD2024 Covered with ornate cutout motifsThis colorful box depicts the first Christmas. Alejandro Chvez crafts a traditional retablo (diorama) in the regional style of Ayacucho. The Holy Family and shepherds are modeled of clay and painted by hand. Beneath them, villagers harvest the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. MDF, ceramic 0. 57 lbs Open: 9. 3 inches H x 10. 3 inches W x 1. 8 inches D Closed: 9. 3 inches H x 4. 9 inches W x 2 inches D