Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico - Nocturnal Cat Sea Life Accented with golden plastic beads

Accented with golden plastic beads and colorful resin tiles

Mauricio Morales crafts the beautiful creature by hand from ceramic

5 cm H x 45 cm Diam

10 inches H x 2

A gleaming cross

Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico - Nocturnal Cat Sea Life Accented with golden plastic beadsTaking a walk, a nocturnal little cat brings the magnificence of Mexican folk art to your home. Zeny and Reyna hand carve this alebrije figurine of copal wood, hand painting the black cat with vibrantly colored intricate motifs. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams