Description
Beautifully sculpted Fontanini nativity bagpiper Josiah for your 12 inch Fontanini Nativity scene.
Fontanini Nativity figures are made in Italy and are richly detailed and hand-painted in an old-world palette for authenticity and enduring beauty. The figures are handcrafted from a specially formatted polymer that is resistant to chipping and breaking.
Are you familiar with the tradition of shepherds playing the bagpipes for the infant Jesus in a nativity scene? If not, check out our blog post titled: Why do traditional nativity sets have a bagpiper? The short answer is, in Italy, shepherds would entertain by playing the zampogna, or Italian bagpipes, and charitable townspeople would give donations in return.
