Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo Wakami Cheerful sunflowers with centers of

Cheerful sunflowers with centers of golden citrine grace these pretty earrings from Balinese artisan Sukartini

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Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo Wakami Cheerful sunflowers with centers ofThis 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: