Hand Painted Alebrije Cat Figurine - Bicycle Cat Geometric Pattern white and black tridatu cords

white and black tridatu cords lend a symbolic touch

5 inches Length (from high-point shoulder) x 32 inches Bust/chest

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Hand Painted Alebrije Cat Figurine - Bicycle Cat Geometric Pattern white and black tridatu cordsMexican artisans Zeny and Reyna create this excellent alebrije sculpture, demonstrating their expertise in the Oaxacan folk art form. The whimsical sculpture is carved from copal wood and painted in lavish detail in a rainbow of colors. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930s in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his feverish dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures a donkey with