Hand Painted Hummingbird Alebrije Wood Sculpture Oscar Figueroa Escorcia With an eye-popping

With an eye-popping

Both sides have reflective trim for added safety and visibility

" The women artisans have gone back to both cultural beading traditions as well as the use of recycled materials to make their goods

A natural alternative to petroleum jelly

8 x 19 cm)

Hand Painted Hummingbird Alebrije Wood Sculpture Oscar Figueroa Escorcia With an eye-poppingHovering on whirring wings, a whimsical hummingbird seeks out the sweet nectar of flowers. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Copal wood 3" H (7. 6 cm) Signed by the