Ana Xuana: Miniature Dog Oaxaca Woodcarvig mata

Ana Xuana: Miniature Dog Oaxaca Woodcarvig mataDelighful miniatture dog figurine by Oaxacan woodcarviing artist Ana Xuana. Origin: Oaxaca Dimensions: 3''Tall 2''Long 1. 5''Wide

These milagros are traditionally used to express gratitude or request blessings

both arms cradling the snail as carefully as something fragile and newly found

and holds it there

calla lilies

symbolizing a bridge between worlds and reflecting cultural continuity

with very delicate and precise brushstrokes

carrying fragments up to twenty times its own weight back to the colony without a moment's hesitation

the scale of the work against the size of the pot becomes clear

the cross radiates with vivid colors and precise

Beatriz Braniff

reminding us that death is not an end but a continuation in another realm

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