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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 900611, member: 2844&quot;]It is European folk art. He could be a musician figurine to go with a Nativity set, which is what Roman Catholics display during the Christmas period to celebrate the birth of Jesus.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like he is holding a double chanter bagpipe without blowpipe or bellows to get air into the bag.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The conical hat could be Spanish, and Spain has a lot of bagpipes with double chanters, the flute-like things he is holding. As far as I know Spanish bagpipes have blowpipes for air.</p><p>I am not saying he is Spanish, just thinking aloud.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Spanish costume from Salamanca, the man is wearing a conical hat and knee-breeches:</p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-41pBKTcbW34/Tqce1qvHy_I/AAAAAAAABwQ/mL3f7Sc-344/s640/Charro+group.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nativity set from Provence, France. The actual Christmas scene with the Holy Family and an angel are at the back, the other figurines all represent country people:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizon-provence.com%2Fprovence-noel%2Fphotos-creches%2Fsantons-seguret104.jpg&amp;sp=331eb63a3a3d630d25ef855b0e497a1e&amp;anticache=488747" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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