Blue Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving Eleazar Morales

Blue Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving Eleazar MoralesWonderful hipo wood sculpture carved from a single piece of copal wood. Beautifully carved and painted by master wood craftsmen from Arrazola, Oaxaca. Length: 12"

Length: 32"

Height/Length/Width: 9

The drying process results in the wood splintering and cracking

This incredible work of art was made over the span of several months by Huichol artisans from a small community within the Sierra Madre mountains of Jalisco

Length/Height/Width: 14" x 7

One-of-a-kind alebrije wood carving

This full sized red baseball bat was carved out of a single piece of copal wood and painted exquisitely by a master Oaxacan alebrije artist who instead of painting with traditional brush strokes decided to give detail to the art mostly by painting thousands of dots using the end of a brush

Detachable ears and horns

The monkey being carried by the armadillo represents the friendship and support among land animals that is celebrated and highly regarded by the ancient Zapotec people

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

This beautiful piece is constructed of 2 pieces of wood: body

Height/Length/Width: 7