Jemez Pueblo Nine Piece Pottery Nacimiento by Marie Gachupin Romero [SOLD] ]

This Jemez Pueblo Nacimiento set was made by Marie Gachupin Romero in the late 1990s and is typical of the style she produced throughout her career. The pigments are all natural with some left in a matte state and some in a stone-polished state.  She made her first set in 1975 and it sold immediately. The following August she made some for Indian Market and the opening of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, and then orders came flowing in for more.  One of her sets was pictured in New Mexico Magazine.

This set includes Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus, an angel, three kings, and two animals.  Mary is kneeling and has her eyes closed. Joseph is standing with his hands crossed in front, is wearing a blanket draped across one shoulder, and has his eyes open.  Baby Jesus is snugly secured in a cradle. The angle has her arms stretched out in front with a blanket wrapped around from hand to hand. Each of the three kings is wrapped in a blanket and each carries a gift for the Baby Jesus.  One has a water canteen, one a basket, and the third one has a loaf of bread. There is a sheep and a donkey.

Condition: this Jemez Pueblo Nine Piece Pottery Nacimiento by Marie Gachupin Romero is in original condition

Provenance: from an extensive collection of a family from Albuquerque