Brilliant Tiger Small Cedar Wood Tiger Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-13641 Purrfect together or on their

Purrfect together or on their own

Ramírez prefers not to give his sculptures a fine polished finish

Delfina Ruiz creates the classic handwoven cotton shawl with an intricate diamond pattern and stripes of lime green on black

the youngest one whose shawl was missing had to remain on earth

Brilliant Tiger Small Cedar Wood Tiger Alebrije Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-13641 Purrfect together or on theirThis delightful small sculpture is hand carved from cedar wood by Mexico's Claudio Ojeda. He paints the tiger figurine by hand in the style of alebrijes, a colorful form of Mexican folk art. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. 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