Hand Painted Hummingbird Alebrije Wood Sculpture _artisan--gone-rural-safari-curios-tag-boilerplate water and air

water and air

Includes cape and belt

2 or more players

5" W (6 x 3

and give yourself something to crow about

Hand Painted Hummingbird Alebrije Wood Sculpture _artisan--gone-rural-safari-curios-tag-boilerplate water and airHovering 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