Beautiful Cat - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving boar

Beautiful Cat - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving boarBeautiful cat handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in Oaxaca Mexico. Expertly crafted out of sustainably sourced copal wood which is native to Oaxaca and the preferred wood of most artists in the region. The painting is absolutely superb with hundreds of extremely fine lines and patterns inspired by Zapotec symbols. Origin: Oaxaca, MexicoLength Height Width: 15" x 13" x 7"Handcrafted out of copal wood (detachable tail)Signed by

Horned Lizard alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales

This wood is considered to be sacred and is the wood of choice for artists in the region

Handcrafted by Jose out of a single piece of copal wood and painted exquisitely by Magaly

this piece took a total of 5 months to complete

Includes signed certificate of authenticity

Cheerful Moose wood carving by the husband & wife duo Damian & Beatriz Morales of Arrazola

The deer & coyote are both animals that were highly revered by the ancient Zapotecs and were brought together for this wonderful work of Mexican folk art

Beautiful owl alebrije expertly carved out of copal wood which is a sustainably sourced wood in Oaxaca

Fantastic small armadillo wood carving by the Roque family workshop

by master artisan Eleazar Morales

From the carving

75"Handcrafted out of copal woodSigned by the artist