Set of vintage handmade nativity dolls

Construction with wire frames, embroidered stocking faces, traditional Palestinian costumes

Contains: Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus in a wicker basket, three shepherds, a donkey, and two lambs etc 14 pcs see photos

Tallest figure measures 7.5"

Made in the early 1970s, when a volunteer named Tania Tamari Nasir taught refugees how to make embroidered nativity sets to sell for financial support, as described in Nasir's book titled My Silk Road: a Memoir

The larger pieces are marked on the bottom: World Y.W.C.A. Centre, Aqabat Jaber Refugee Camp, Jericho - Jordan

Pre-owned, good condition