A traditionally made clay
pastur (crib ornament) wearing a face mask and holding a bottle of hand sanitiser has charmed its way into hearts and homes this Christmas, with vendors selling out after a picture of the figure made a splash on social media.
The figure’s maker, Paul Muscat, said that whereas in a typical year he might sell around 50 pieces of each ornament, he has already made and sold about 150 of the COVID-19 prevention figure, with more in demand and on the way.
“Typically, around October, I think about what
figuri I’m going to make, and this year I settled on two. One is a woman weaving on a traditional loom (
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