Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games 5" L (9 cm)

5" L (9 cm)

& recycled Kantha textile beads

A cute and fabulous way to keep your glasses conveniently close at all times

Each work features slight variations that make it unique

featuring hand carved detail and white rub finish

Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games 5" L (9 cm)With bright feathers and comb erect, a proud rooster announces the imminent dawn. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is individually created work