Huichol Beaded Deer Wixarika Wood Carving Art perro

Huichol Beaded Deer Wixarika Wood Carving Art perroFantastic huichol beaded deer handcrafted by the indigenous Huichol people of Jalisco. This deer was carved out of wood and then decorated with thousands of colored beads depicting several important huichol images such as fire, the sky and peyote. The thousands of beads were placed one by one onto a layer of natural glue which is made by the huichol people by mixing beeswax and pine resin. Length Height Width: 5" x 6. 25" x 1. 5"Origin: Nayarit, Mexico

The creation of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details)

Beautiful turkey alebrije wood carving by the Fuentes family at their workshop in Oaxaca

The painting is also something that is unique and makes this piece stand apart from the rest

Mexico Length/ Height/ Width: 17" x 4" x 12"Handcrafted out of copal wood Signed by the artist

Humpback whale alebrije wood carving by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales

Fantastic marble eyed otter handcrafted out of copal wood by the Morales family

The intricate patterns adorning the entire piece were inspired by the ancient Zapotec ruins which are found in Oaxaca and have a great importance on the culture to this day

Height/ Length/Width: 7

Expertly crafted out of a single piece of copal wood and decorated with fine detail

Length/ Height/Width: 18" x 7

Miniature iguana Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving

Masterpiece one-piece deer alebrije wood carving