Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo Wakami Indian artisans handcraft each earring

Indian artisans handcraft each earring of sterling silver

or else give to people who need to be more sensitive towards others

no matter what your day has in store

the cakra is the wheel-like weapon wielded by Lord Vishnu in Hindu lore

Made of reclaimed stone

Christmas in El Salvador Pinewood retablo Wakami Indian artisans handcraft each earringThis 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: