Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico

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 of folk art, shapes will vary slightly.

• materials: Copal wood
• Signed by the artist
• Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly

11 in. H x 6.25 in. W x 9.75 in. D