Wild Wolf Hand Painted Wood Wolf Alebrije _artisan--novica-artisan-6794 The citrines weigh 1

The citrines weigh 1

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Wild Wolf Hand Painted Wood Wolf Alebrije _artisan--novica-artisan-6794 The citrines weigh 1This wonderful alebrije figurine is the original creation of Mexico's Claudio Ojeda. The Oaxacan artisan carves the howling wolf by hand from cedar wood, and then paints it by hand with colorful motifs. His tail is removed during shipping for safety. 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 curious creatures a