Ayacucho Birth Retablo-Style Nativity Wood Wall Mirror from Peru _artisan--manos-preciosas-tag-boilerplate Celebrating the elegance of swirls

Celebrating the elegance of swirls

Paying tribute to the intelligent animals

The Yama Aj Chixot Artisan Group designs the apron

5" circumference (19 cm)

By Peruvian artisan Alejandro Chavez

Ayacucho Birth Retablo-Style Nativity Wood Wall Mirror from Peru _artisan--manos-preciosas-tag-boilerplate Celebrating the elegance of swirlsBy Peruvian artisan Alejandro Chavez, this wall mirror celebrates the traditional nativity. In the style of traditional retablos, Chavez diligently crafts a variety of different figurines from ceramic, painted by hand within a wood frame that surrounds a mirror in the center. The upper portion of the frame depict the nativity, while the left and right sections depict a hat and a mask shop. The bottom section depicts a group of musicians dancing and