Alebrije Snail Intricately Hand Painted Carved Handmade Mexican Folk Art Oaxaca

Description

This is a really lovely High Quality
Alebrije Snail.  He is all hand Carved & intricately Hand Painted in tones of Blues and Turquoise.
It measures approx.  6 inches tall by 10 1/2 inches long and 5 inches wide.
"The Alebrijes come from a Oaxacan population called San Martin Tilcajete, whose habitants are engaged in family workshops to carving
in wood and hand-paint these surrealist and fantastic figures .
The Alebrijes have a specific history. They were invented in 1936 by a cardboard man named Pedro Linares López, at 30 years of age.
His inspiration came after getting sick and falling into a deep sleep, where he saw these creatures for the first time.
During his illness, it is said that Pedro dreamed of a forest full of trees, rocks and animals, being very peaceful. Suddenly, those elements
began to transform into strange creatures, like donkeys with wings, roosters with bull horns, lions with dog heads, and so on. And all those
fantastic animals shouted a word in unison and every time stronger: alebrijes.
Upon awakening, Linares López decided to give life to the visions he had and created the first cardboard alebrijes."
This piece is
signed by the artist on the bottom Hector Lopez
. This happy guy would make a great addition to your
Mexican Folk Art Collection, or a lovely gift for a friend..
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