Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games & recycled Kantha textile beads

& recycled Kantha textile beads

5" L (9 cm)

6 3XL44 / 11227 / 68

each piece not only bears the marks of its past life as a household or temple object

this set of six ornaments depicts a group of sleeping beauties

Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games & recycled Kantha textile beadsWith 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