Magnificent Eagle - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving - Nestor Melchor fine art

Magnificent Eagle - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving - Nestor Melchor fine artMagnificent one piece eagle alebirije wood carving by Nestor Melchor & Leticia Fabian. Top quality sculpture by 2 of the the premier award winning artists in Mexico. This piece was handcrafted out of a large piece of copal wood which is a locally and sustainably sourced wood and painted with very fine detail. Height Length Width: 17" x 11" x 13" Time to complete: 12 months Features: Single piece of copal wood Signed by the artist Includes signed

This blue cat wood carving also known as "alebrije" was carved and painted in the small town of San Martin Tilcajete in Oaxaca Mexico by the Hernandez family which is one of the 7 original families who popularized the art of wood-carving

Handcrafted out of copal wood (detachable tail)

Exquisite handcrafted porcupine handcrafted in San Martin Tilcajete in Oaxaca Mexico

* Candle can be placed inside through opening on the bottom of skull

Rabbit alebrije wood carving by the Ramirez family workshop in Oaxaca

Mexico by the Hernandez family

Blue lynx handcrafted out of copal wood by the Sosa family workshop in Oaxaca Mexico

Expertly crafted out of copal wood and painted with the Ramirez signature style and vibrant colors

Expertly carved out of copal wood by Jesus and painted with fine detail by Roxana

Fantastic one-piece koala & child wood carving by the Sosa family workshop in San Martin Tilcajete

This full sized red baseball bat was carved out of a single piece of copal wood and painted exquisitely by a master Oaxacan alebrije artist who instead of painting with traditional brush strokes decided to give detail to the art mostly by painting thousands of dots using the end of a brush

Length/Height/Width: 5" x 3