Zapotec Ram - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving monkey

Zapotec Ram - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving monkeyMesmerizing Zapotec ram by top Oaxacan carver & painter duo Nicolas Morales & his wife Laura Jimenez. Nicolas carves their amazing pieces and Laura paints them. They are some of the most talented artists in Oaxaca with the carvings being very proportional to the real life animals and with great expression s and sense of motion. The patterns that are delicately painted by Laura are inspired by the designs found throughout the Zapotec ruins of Oaxaca

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Handcrafted out of copal wood and painted with his signature style

MexicoLength/Height/Width: 9

Very creative and beautiful wood carving by the talented Roque family

Ivan Fuentes is the son of Epifanio Fuentes who was one of the original wood carvers in Oaxaca to popularize the artform and help grow it to its present form with collectors spanning the entire globe

Height/  Length/Width: 5" x 5" x 2"

small variations in colors

Mexico Height/Length/Width: 15

Height/Length/Width: 14" x 9" x 5

Length/Height/Width: 10" x4" x 5

Wonderful and unique animal train featuring 5 cute wooden animals

75" x 8"Handcrafted out of copal woodSigned by the artist