Small Jaguar Head - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving - Nestor Melchor moose

Small Jaguar Head - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving - Nestor Melchor mooseSmall jaguar head by top Oaxacan carver and painter Nestor Melchor and his wife Leticia Fabian. Handcrafted out of copal wood and painted with great detail using Zapotec patterns. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Length Height Width: 2. 5" x 2" x 2" Handcrafted out of copal wood Signed by the artist

Their whimsical carving and vibrant painting style

This piece was carved out of copal wood and painted with excellent detail

Mexico by the Morales family workshop

Handcrafted out of copal wood and painted with superb detail

Time to complete: 12 months

Tall rabbit alebrije wood carving handcrafted by the Ramirez family workshop in Oaxaca

Exceptional one-piece horse alebrije handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in Oaxaca Mexico

This piece was carved out of a single piece of copal wood by Damian and painted by Beatriz

MexicoLength/Height/Width: 14" x 13

This painting was made with colored yarn applied with a natural adhesive mixture of beeswax and pine resin over a sheet of wood

- Copal wood

They have become well known throughout the art world for their ceramic skulls