Multicolored Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico - Walking Festive Cat jan23bb 8 inches L x 4

8 inches L x 4

Alex Mermao crafts these ornaments with dried calabash fruits

Cedar wood

6 cm W x 1 cm D

Multicolored Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico - Walking Festive Cat jan23bb 8 inches L x 4Taking a walk, a charming little cat brings the magnificence of Mexican folk art to your home. Zeny and Reyna hand carve this alebrije figurine of copal wood, hand painting the cat with intricate and colorful motifs. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely