Beautiful Caterpillar - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving yarn

Beautiful Caterpillar - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving yarnExcellent caterpillar alebrije by the Morales family at their workshop in the small town of Arrazola just outside of Oaxaca city in Mexico. This town is known as being the place where these magical wooden creations are made and are known worldwide as alebrijes. The Morales family is one of the most popular and their pieces are sought after for the vibrance and delicate detail Their pieces incorporate Zapotec patterns which are inspired by the ancient

The vibrant colors and dominating posture make this bear stand out in any art collection

Beautiful orange jaguar head wood carving handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in San Martin Tilcajete

5" x 5" x 6"

Large ram alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan carver Susano Morales

The painting is very finely done with desins inspired by ancient Zapotec motifs which are found in the ruins throughout Oaxaca

Exquisite one-piece wild boar alebirije wood carving handcrafted by the Melchor family at their workshop in Oaxaca

Fantastic pegasus alebrije wood carving by top wood carver Lauro Ramirez in Oaxaca

Blue lynx handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in Oaxaca Mexico

Handcrafted at their Oaxaca workshop out of a single piece of copal wood and painted with fine detail

Height/Length/Width: 15" x 11" x 6"

MexicoHeight/Length/Width: 11

Mexico by the Hernandez family (1 of the 7 original families to create Alebrijes in Oaxaca)