Mary (from a nativity), 18th century (?) possibly later, Possibly made in Ecuador; Possibly made in Philippines, Philippine and/or Ecuadoran, Wood, polychromed and gilded; ivory touched up with polychromy (face and shoulders), H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.), Sculpture, The ivory heads of Mary and Joseph were among the numerous such parts imported to America via the Manila Galleon trade. The style of the figures' polychromy, however, reveals that they were set into their wooden bodies in Ecuador
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Mary, nativity, 18th century, later, Ecuador, Philippines, Philippine / Ecuadoran, Wood, polychromed, gilded, ivory touched up, polychromy, face, shoulders, H, 7 3/4, 19.7 cm, Sculpture, ivory, heads, Joseph, numerous, parts imported, America via, Manila Galleon, trade, style, figures, reveals, set, wooden bodies
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