LARGE GIRAFFE ALEBRIJE HAND-PAINTED WOOD CARVING FOLK ART OAXACA, MEXICO

Description

WONDERFUL LARGE GIRAFFE
This fabulous giraffe is a pattern of browns with yellw detailing .  The horns and ears are yellow and gold  and are removable.  There is a mane of fabulous orange straw extending on the back of the neck.  This beautiful giraffe stands approximately 16 1/4" tall and 6" long. It is a wonderful, high quality piece.
Alebrijes are Mexico's fantastic, imaginative figures - they are often called "creatures of the dreams and the imagination".  They are hand-carved and hand-painted  of copal wood in Central Mexico in the state of Oaxaca, where I travel regularly to select affordable high quality and imaginative pieces. Oaxaca's wood carvings are collected world-wide and are exhibited in galleries and museums.  This fabulous elegant piece is a delicate wonderful carving with rich painting