Handmade Hen Alebrije Sculpture - Audacious Hen tea24 harmony and grace

harmony and grace

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Each: 9 cm H x 11 cm W x 3 cm D

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Handmade Hen Alebrije Sculpture - Audacious Hen tea24 harmony and graceThis brightly colored hen is the work of artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez in Mexico, who preserve the distinctly Oaxacan folk art form of alebrijes. The sculpture is carved by hand from copal wood before being carefully painted with a dizzying array of colorful motifs. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with