Hand Painted Dolphin Alebrije - Ocean Dolphin Kites Feel the spirit of the

Feel the spirit of the peaceful Maya splendor with this braided pendant bracelet from Guatemala

crafted by Sargis Margaryan

this gorgeous leather keychain features little braided accents in black

Working with recycled auto parts and scrap metal

Hand Painted Dolphin Alebrije - Ocean Dolphin Kites Feel the spirit of theThis excellent small dolphin sculpture is the original creation of Oaxacan artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez. They work in the folk art style of alebrijes to carve the figurine from copal wood and paint it meticulously by hand. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures a donkey with wings, a