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- Description of the Item for Sale or Bid:
Handmade Solid Wood Mahogany
Pencil Cup of Three Wise Men plaque.
Made from a single slab of solid Mahogany wood.
No moving parts, and wood is a solid piece.
No "press-wood" used, so you have an item that will
possible last centuries and may become a family heirloom.
Cleans easily with a lightly damp paper towel.
No need to use Pledge wood cleaner.
Wood HAS NOT been tinted at all so there
is no fear of losing its original color.
Its been sealed with "Sandy Sealer".
This wood has been worked by a famous
Master Wood Craftman, Don Francisco Rosario
from Manati, Puerto Rico. He's 88 years old and still works
the wood with the assistance of his two oldest children.
Pencil cup can be used in numerous ways.
The wood is hard to burn, so it can be used as candle holder.
Also you can store pins and other small office supplies.
It makes a perfect gift for somebody starting a new job
or a retiring employee.
They can be easily added to gift baskets.
- History of Three Wise Men Day Celebration in Puerto Rico and Latin America.
The tradition of the Three Wise Men or "Los Reyes Magos" as is said in Spanish in Puerto
Rico is taken very seriously. The Catholic Church declared the Magi
Saints giving each his own Day of Feast. On the days immediately following
Three Kings Day, the Octavas and Octavitas are celebrated. These originally
were to honor the Magi.
To this date even non-believers celebrate this day by cutting grass from their patios and storing it inside shoe boxes under their beds for the Wise Men's camels to feed themselves before moving on to the next home. The grass is scattered over the house so kids believe the camels made it inside. The box is replaced by gifts left by the Wise Men.
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El Rey Melchor was
the Sultan of Arabia. He was the oldest of the Magi and was a small
and gentle man. Melchor had a long white beard and wore elegant crimson
robes. His gift was gold which was much used by the Hebrews for the
Temple and was plentiful in the time of David and Solomon. Gold was
not coined until after the reign of King David, was an article of commerce
and was sold by weight. It is rumored that Melchor brought many other
priceless gifts as well. Saint Melchor's feast day is January 7th. Saint
Melchor's figure goes before the other Kings in a manger scene.
El Rey Baltazar
was a Nubian King and ruler of Ethiopia. Baltazar was dressed in exquisite
robes. His gift was myrrh, a precious and aromatic resin that comes
from the bark of thorny African trees and symbolized suffering. Myrrh
was a precious comodity in the Middle East. It was one of the ingredients
of the holy ointment, Exodus 30:23, and of the embalming substance.
John19:39. It is also used in medicine and as a perfume. Baltazar was
also rumored to have brought many other expensive gifts and treasures
along. Legend tells us that Baltazar died soon after in the presence
of the other Wise Men. Saint Baltazar's feast day is January 8th.
El Rey Gaspar
was Emperor of the Orient and ruled over all oriental lands. He is also
represented as white but does not wear a beard. His clothes were gilded
in gold. King Gaspar's gift was frankincense, an exceedingly aromatic
gum used in the sacred incense for the Temple service. It is distilled
from a tree in Arabia.. Frankincense was priceless and a gift for Kings
and symbolized prayer. It was burned in temples to honor God. Gaspar
is said to have also brought many other fine gifts for the Christ Child.
It is said that Gaspar traveled the furthest to visit the Christ Child.
Saint Gaspar's feast day is January 6th.
Los Reyes Magos, from Persian magu, meaning
magician; members of a priestly caste of ancient Medea and Persians;
name is applied also to the wise men in the Bible (Matthew ii) who followed
a star to Bethlehem; the Bible story does not name them nor give their
number, but Christian tradition from about the 7th century names the
three Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar; their bodies are said to have
been brought to Constantinople by Empress Helen, mother of Constantine,
thence taken to Milan, and finally to Cologne in 1162 by Frederick Barbarossa;
since that time they have often been called the Three Kings of Cologne.
- Measurements in centimeters:
Exterior: 9.5" H x 6" x 6" Approx.(cm)
Interior: 7" Depth x 5" (Opening for inserting pens and pencils)
White clay, kiln fired,
and painted/fired with copper oxides.
Final touches made with metallic acrylic paints.
Glued to wood with Uhu glue.
Uniquely done.
- Description of the artist:
Made in Puerto Rico by Zairah Rivera, Artisan.
Zairah
Rivera is a 35 year old certified clay artist living in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. She has been making arts and crafts since she was 10
years old. She developed an interest in pottery and clay arts when she
was in her second year at the University of Puerto Rico. Zairah got
certified as a "Bona Fide" artisan through the Puerto Rico Economic
Development Agency, The Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the Instituto de Cultura de
Puerto Rico and by the Artisan Students Association at the University
of Puerto Rico. After college, Zairah spent the next 10 years
servicing Fortune 100 companies both on the island as well as in the
mainland USA with clay arts gifts. She is a licensed nutritionist and dietitian working for a local Head Start Program. Her clients still
seek out for her.
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