By Merry Stahel
This is a gourd Nativity from Ecuador. It is dried and then the craftsman does light carvings on the sides. The figures are carved and then wrapped in woven fabric. My daughter got it for me on one of her visits to that country.
The song is Joy To The World – Minniva & Orion's Reign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQuNoqhJjY
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