Nocturnal Cat Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-5917 Two Exterior Pockets

Two Exterior Pockets

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Nocturnal Cat Hand-Painted Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-5917 Two Exterior PocketsTaking 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