Walking Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Red from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-6864 circular design

circular design

Lovely fringes complete the scarf at each end

crafted of sterling silver by local artisans

They carve the salad servers by hand from seasoned caoba wood

Walking Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Red from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-6864 circular designTaking 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.