Cool Fox Handcrafted Wood Alebrije Fox Sculpture in Blue from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-10215 Decorated with a jaguar's head

Decorated with a jaguar's head on the lid and classic glyphs on the body

An embroidered elephant motif adorns the front

materials: Sterling silver and dyed magnesite

crafted of high-polish sterling silver by local artisans

Cool Fox Handcrafted Wood Alebrije Fox Sculpture in Blue from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-10215 Decorated with a jaguar's headWorking in the tradition of alebrijes, Mexican duo Zeny and Reyna create this cool sculpture of a fox. In a resting position, the sly animal is carved by hand of copal wood. This beautiful creature is diligently painted by hand with intricate motifs in tones of blue and purple. 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 were extremely