Jaguar - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving Sculpture - Jose Calvo & Magaly Fuentes oso

Jaguar - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving Sculpture - Jose Calvo & Magaly Fuentes osoMasterfully carved jaguar alebrije made entirely by hand out of copal wood. Expertly carved out of copal wood and painted with fine detail by Jose Calvo & Magaly Fuentes. Carefully decorated in acrylic paint with the traditional design and pointillism of the region. One of the most exquisite samples of Oaxacan artisans' expertise in carving animals (tonas), nahuales and alebrijes. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Height Length Width: 9" x 8. 5" x 3.

Height/ Length/Width: 10" x 4

Wonderfully carved out of copal wood with detachable wings

This gold cat wood carving also known as "alebrije" was carved and painted in the small town of San Martin Tilcajete in Oaxaca Mexico by the Hernandez family which is one of the 7 original families who popularized the art of wood-carving

Height/Length/Width: 12" x 8" x 13"

Their bead and yarn art allows them to make a living and continue to inhabit their native lands

The body and tail were sculpted out of wood and beads were attached with the use of bees wax

in the 1950's at her workshop in Oaxaca

Exceptional bison alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales

MexicoHeight/Length/Width: 7

Masterfully carved out of copal wood (a native and sustainably sourced wood in Oaxaca)

Length/Width/Depth: 23" x 26" x 10"

5" x 3"Origin: Jalisco