Wholesale Bronze Christmas crib (13 pieces) by Hamidou

This crib consists of 13 parts: St. Mary, St. Joseph and the baby Jesus, the three kings, the angel, the shepherd and five animals. The figures are between 5 and 10 cm tall. The bronze crib was created by Burkinabe artist Hamidou Ouedraogo. Working with bronze is a traditional craft in Burkina Faso. The term bronze refers to various alloys based on copper, zinc, lead and tin, whose proportions vary. Today, bronze comes from the recycling of old fittings, such as faucets or parts from air conditioning systems. The artist first creates a wax sculpture that is covered with a sand mixture of clay and dung and dried.