Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo _artisan--novica-artisan-8093 Depicting a stylized sun

Depicting a stylized sun

Bright birds observe corn plants on this colorful cushion cover

evoking the colors of the sea

Copper hammered with sterling

Indian artisan Ashish Mehta handcrafts this assorted set of six

Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo _artisan--novica-artisan-8093 Depicting a stylized sunThis brilliant retablo celebrates the nativity in a Central American setting. Accompanied by a cow and a donkey, Mary and Joseph receive the newborn Christ child. Birds, butterflies, a lamb and an armadillo celebrate beneath the sun of El Salvador. A fusion of religious belief and daily life, this diorama by Maria Estela Perlera de Portillo is a manifestation of folk art and faith. It is designed to display on a table or on the wall. materials: