Measuring at approximately 4' feet and 8" inches, the body is made of hardwood in the cage "Bastidor" type style while the face and hands, as well as the entire Child Jesus in its arms, are made of genuine ivory.
Some 310,000 individuals led by the professors of the University of Santo Tomas, donated their heirloom jewels, precious gems, gold and silver to the image for the Canonical Coronation of October 1907.