Hunchback Lucky Cm 21 with Cloth Clothes Sciò Sciò Naples Gift Idea

Neapolitan tradition    
Sciò Sciò line in Neapolitan Terracotta made and hand painted, of excellent workmanship!
The attention to detail and movements make these characters unique.

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Real Size: Cm 21h

Proportion: Cm 20

Materiale: 
Neapolitan Terracotta Arts,
Glass eyes;
Tow body
Cloth clothes;

Info: 
Single piece
Small Certificate of Craftsmanship included

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Realization Technique
Head, hands and feet are made of clay, with the help of small wooden sticks to shape the material.
After a natural drying process, it is baked at 980 ° C.
After baking the clay becomes terracotta and the glass eyes are applied.
Then we continue with the coloring: many shades of colors to give delicate and realistic tones to the figures. After that to the coating.
The various components are applied to a mannequin made of iron wire covered with hemp tow that allows the movement of the limbs.
Finally the assembled shepherd is ready to be dressed; everything is hand-sewn, the clothes are made “to measure” by applying trimmings,
embroidery and lace to add more details to the pastor.

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A bit of history...
A curious character, that of the Gobbo (in the Neapolitan language “ò scartellate”), entered the popular imagination as a true symbol of good luck.
The Neapolitan culture has assigned to this figure the important function of chasing away the evil eye and giving those who touch it a bit of luck.
Its role is so important that it even appears in the Smorfia: its number is 57, without a doubt one of the most fortunate of the Neapolitan cabala.