Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving fine artdecor

Hippopotamus - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving fine artdecorPhenomenal hippo wood carving by top Oaxacan carver Eleazar Morales. Eleazar is known worldwide for his incredibly detailed and realistic animal wood carvings. Expertly crafted out of a single piece of copal wood and painted with Eleazars recognizable style. A wonderful collectors piece. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Length Height Width: 16" x 5. 5" x 4. 5" Material: Copal wood Signed by the artist

Museum quality snail alebrije wood carving handcrafted out of a single piece of copal wood by Nestor Melchor & painted with fine detail by his wife Leticia Fabian in Oaxaca

Wonderful owl alebrije wood carving handcrafted by the Ramirez family workshop in Oaxaca

Signed certificate of authenticity included

The piece was decorated with ancient Zapotec symbols using natural dyes and acrylic paint

A very beautiful piece

Length/Height/Width: 14

Beautiful howling coyote alebrije wood carving handcrafted by the Ramirez family workshop in Oaxaca

Fantastic red cape buffalo alebrije wood carving handcrafted in Arrazola by master artisan Lauro Ramirez

Incredible one-piece museum quality armadillo alebrije wood carving

Exquisite bull & snail fusion alebirije wood carving handcrafted by Nestor Melchor & Leticia Fabian in Oaxaca

The patterns on the back are from the ancient Zapotec culture which is very engrained in the culture of Oaxaca and is the inspiration of many artists in the region

Oaxaca MexicoLength/Height/Width: 11