Walking Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Red from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-6864 Featuring jaunty rope motifs around

Featuring jaunty rope motifs around the bezel and on the band

They carve the salad servers by hand from seasoned caoba wood

Four little monkeys crouch on a tree branch

Verdant and fresh like a crisp green apple

Lovely fringes complete the scarf at each end

Walking Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Red from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-6864 Featuring jaunty rope motifs aroundTaking a walk, a charming little cat brings the magnificence of Mexican folk art to your home. Zeny and Reyna hand carve this alebrije figurine of copal wood, hand painting the red cat with intricate motifs. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid.