Quetzalcoatl Feathered Serpent - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving Donkey

Quetzalcoatl Feathered Serpent - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving DonkeyFantastic one piece quetzalcoatl wood carving by the Melchor family. Expertly handcrafted out of a single piece of copal wood and painted with fantastic detail. The Quetzalcoatl was a feathered serpent god of the ancient Aztecs and Toltec people. Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico Height Length Width: 12. 5" x 8. 5" x 8. 5" Handcrafted out of copal wood Signed by the artist (Signed certificate of authenticity also included)

75" x 2" (detachable tail)

The Monkey was carved out of a single piece of copal wood with no detachable parts

It depicts the face of a creature that is half man and half jaguar which in the Zapotec culture is the protector of the people

Masterpiece hawk wood carving by top Oaxacan artist Eleazar Morales

Turning fox alebrije wood carving by the Morales family workshop in Oaxaca

Length/Height/Width: 14

Fantastic and detailed gila monster wood carving by Eleazar Morales at his workshop in Oaxaca

A truly magnificent piece

Each of the hundreds of quills was individual painted and placed in perfect position

Handcrafted by top artists Nestor Melchor & his wife Leticia Fabian in Oaxaca

Due to there being no removable parts on this piece the carving of the tail had to be very carefully done in order for it to flow naturally to the hand which is holding it The end result is absolutely superb

These patterns are the benchmark of the indigenous Zapotec civilization