Fabulous Deer - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving octopusFantastic one piece deer alebrije wood carving by the very talented Roque family. Handcrafted out of a single piece of copal wood and painted with very fine detail at their workshop in Oaxaca. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Height Length Width: 5" x 3. 75" x 2" Material: Copal wood Signed by the artist
MexicoHeight/Length/Width: 13" x 12" x 6
Their children are young and are also learning the skills that go into creating these pieces
The amount of work that went into creating this piece is huge and took close to one year which started with curing the wood
Colorful chameleon by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales
Beautifully carved piece made from wood of the copal tree which is native to Oaxaca and the preferred wood of carvers
This incredible octopus wood carving was sculpted out of a single piece of copal by Esteban Hernandez
Height/Length/Width: 15" x 11" x 6"
Exceptional day of the dead skull wood carving by the very talented Roque family at their workshop Oaxaca
Mexico Length/Height/Width: 18" x 13" x 9"Copal wood (detachable wings)Signed by the artist
Excellent armadillo alebrije expertly carved out of copal wood by the Roque family at their workshop in Oaxaca
These patterns are the benchmark of the indigenous Zapotec civilization and are very influential in the many different forms of artwork made in the region
5" x 2" x 1"Material: Copal woodSigned by the artist
