Colorful Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving oaxaca

Colorful Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving oaxacaWonderful one piece hippo alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan artists Jose Calvo & Magaly Fuentes who are also married. Handcrafted by Jose out of a single piece of copal wood and painted exquisitely by Magaly. Such a unique and beautiful piece. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Length Height Width: 6" x 4. 25" x 3. 25" Material: Copal wood Signed by the artist

Unique one-piece wood carving by the talented Lauro Ramirez

are Native Mexicans who live mainly in the Northern parts of Jalisco and Nayarit but also live in Zacatecas as well as Durango

Wonderful owl alebrije wood carving handcrafted by the Ramirez family workshop in Oaxaca

He is known for his incredibly realistic and well proportioned and detailed sculptures of animals

This beautiful yellow tailed rooster chicken alebrije was carved and painted by the Hernandez family of San Martin Tilcajete in Oaxaca Mexico

Height/Length/Width: 21" x 13" x 11"

Copal wood Hand-crafted item Detachable tail Signed by the artist

Whimsical zebra with a lot of personality by the Hernandez family workshop in Oaxaca

Polar bear alebrije wood carving by Lauro Ramirez and his family at their workshop in Oaxaca

Beautiful one-piece curious fox alebrije wood carving by the Calvo family

Length/ Height/Width: 18" x 5

His several children continue his legacy with the techniques and style that he taught them over the years