Beautiful Cat (Purple) - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving serpent

Beautiful Cat (Purple) - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving serpentVibrant cat alebrije handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family in Oaxaca Mexico. An exceptional piece with great expression and bright colors. A great piece of Mexican folk art by one of the most popular wood carving families in Oaxaca. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Height Length Width: 6" x 4. 5" x 3" Handcrafted out of copal wood (detachable tail) Signed by the artist

and painting)and was hand carved out of a single large block of copal wood

Exceptional Zapotec armadillo sculpture by the very talented Roque family at their workshop in Oaxaca

Wonderful octopus alebrije by the Jimenez family

The other animals include a duck

Beautifully carved and painted by master wood craftsmen from Arrazola

Wonderfull Zapotec horse riding a tricycle by the talented Roque family in Oaxaca

Height/Length/Width: 12" x 8" x 9

Origin:Oaxaca

Beautiful  one-piece elephant wood carving by top husband & wife Oaxacan artists Soledad and Neri Cruz

Expertly carved out of local copal wood and painted with fine Zapotec inspired design

This piece was very well carved and has great proportions especially with the iguana and armadillo body being carved out of a single piece of wood which takes a lot of skill to do

An excellent work of Mexican folk art which would make a great addition to any art collection