Modern-abstract walnut-wood nativity scene

Etsy seller Bunnywithatoolbelt made this "white and walnut" abstract nativity that reminds me of Danish modern furniture crossed with classic starburst clocks.

Nativity Set - white and walnut (via Making Light)

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Hm, I just see chocolates . . . (“Holy nuts and chews, God-Man!”)
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That’s some good stuff.
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Which one is the Dalek?
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Evidently a post-Giotto depiction.
Finnagain

Should this be construed as an endorsement or recommendation? What if I purchase one and it does not meet my expectations?
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Should this be construed as an endorsement or recommendation? What if I purchase one and it does not meet my expectations?
  
  Send it back. Jesus Christ, were you born in a barn?
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    I see what you did there. :-)
jimh

That Mary always had a big head. Mother of the messiah and all.
- RobDobbs
  
  That’s Joseph, he was very short.
  - alissa mower clough
    
    So was Christ. (According to the BBC, and this:http://www.religionfacts.com/jesus/image_gallery/230_dura_europos.htm <-It's near where I live!)
    
    Otherwise, it reminds me of the way I used to (as a kid) make Nativity scenes out of anything: colored pipe cleaners, etc. There also was a Lutheran Church nearby (now sadly, closed) that had a groovy Abstract Nativity that fascinated me every December when Mamie and I used to get donuts from the non-Dunkin bakery…
allybeag

OK, so I see 3 wise men, an angel, an ox and an ass, as well as, of course, the Main Players. But where are the shepherds? Where are the sheep? Or are those creatures sheep? In which case, where are the ox and the ass? Something missing here.
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  It’s not like there’s an IEEE standard for “components of a nativity scene”.
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As a Christian who loves danish modern I can’t stop looking at this. I love it.
Godfree

Hilarious! That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen all week.
benher

At least for once the people in the nativity aren’t anglo-saxons.
OgilvyTheAstronomer

Hmmm… Beautiful. I think I could live in a world made of white and walnut.