Description
Painted in rich colors & covered with beautiful Zapotec designs, this owl wood carving will make someone very happy. Its form evokes an image of an owl just lifting off in silent flight having detected dinner on the ground below. Approx. 5.5" high x 3" tail to chest x 2" wide Carved & painted in the woodcarving workshop of Eugenia & Roberto Sosa. Signed. Oaxacan woodcarvings are also called alebrijes (pronounced all-ay-bree-hays) - they are carved in small family workshops on the outskirts of the city of Oaxaca. They're often bright & whimsical, & can be very collectible. To see more Oaxacan woodcarvings, click here: https://etsy.me/3krCycA To see more Mexican Folk Art, click here: https://etsy.me/2REcDlb Oaxacan Wood Carving, Owl Alebrije, Mexican Folk Art, Oaxaca Mexico
