oaxaca wood

This sweet small figurine is hand crafted from pinewood by Guatemalan artisan Manuel Delfino. The artist was inspired by the Mexican folk art form of alebrijes, which are fanciful hand-painted animal sculptures from Oaxaca. Delfino carves the macaw by hand and paints it in colorful detail.

By Ruben and Gilda Perez, this beautiful mask depicts a bat, considered a rain god by both the Aztec and Maya cultures. During the dry season, masks such as this were used as a means of communication between humans and the deity in a request for rain. The artisans work in jade and stucco, carefully crafting a replica of a Mexican archaeological piece found in the Zapotec site of Monte Alban, Oaxaca. These replicas can take some seven days to complete. It arrives with a brass and pinewood display stand, and can also be displayed on the wall.