Most Asians, all across the continent, have private shrines in their homes. Since Buddhism is the most common religion in Asia, most of those shrines are Buddhist. But in the relatively small percentage which are Catholic, notably in Vietnam, those Catholics have Christian shrines in their homes. Most of the Catholic paraphernalia we have come from shrines like those. Of course the centerpiece in any Christian shrine is the Cross or a Crucifix. These crucifixes come from private Catholic shrines in Vietnam. They vary in age. Some could be relatively new, though we believe most date at least as far back as the mid-20th century. Some could me as old as the late 19th century. But in any case, all were made for use in private Vietnamese shrines in their homes, not for sale outside of Vietnam.
