Bold Deer Hand Painted Deer Alebrije Sculpture
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Preserving the Oaxacan folk art tradition of alebrijes, Jesus and Roxana Hernandez in Mexico create this marvelous deer sculpture. The figurine is carved by hand from copal wood and painted with an assortment of motifs in a rainbow of colors.
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 rooster with bull's horns, and a lion with the head of a dog. The beasts all ran at him, shouting the nonsense word,"alebrije! alebrije!". Upon his recovery, Linares began recreating the fantastical creatures he had seen in his dream in papier mache. The art form gained popularity, and alebrijes are now made of wood as well as papier mache.
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“The camel is beautiful!”
Such detail; we love this piece!
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“Gorgeous”
I love the design and the colors.
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“Amazing Fox”
This an amazing piece of art. Beautiful colors and design. Gifted artists
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