Oaxaca, Mexico "Hang Dog" Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #536208
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The ever-imaginative Oaxacan artisan Eleazar Morales is the creator of this vibrantly painted "hang dog" (looking over a ledge) carving. It is a kaleidoscope of colors, with lavendar and red the predominant colors. On the body, intricate designs are painted in turquoise and the face is painted in fine detail. The carving is made especially for a shelf or table, so that it can look down from its special spot. Approximate dimensions: 10" Long x 5" Wide x 4" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Beaver Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #536072
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Master Oaxacan artisan Susano Morales has created this wonderful beaver, with appropriate prominent front teeth. Its smooth, rounded body is a medium brown with fine tan line markings and the tail is painted in an intricate pattern in the same colors; the toes are yellow and red. The head is detailed with yellow around the mouth and ears. Approximate dimensions: 13" Long x 4" Wide x 6" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Appaloosa Horse Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #536061
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This Appaloosa horse is a fine example of artisan Eleazar Morales' imaginative painting. The beautiful prancing horse is a mottled gray with a brown spotted pattern and black mane. it has a flowing gray and black tail, and the stomach is dark blue. The legs have black stockings and the hooves are a combination of peach, black and brown. The head is finely detailed, with turquoise eyes and red ears. Approximate dimensions: 14" Long x 4" Wide x 10" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Polar Bear Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #535495
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Moises Jimenez, well-known Oaxacan folkart artisan, has carved this wonderful white polar bear, highlighted with small black accent lines. Jimenez' style for his carvings is flat legs with rounded bodies and this is a fine example of his work. The head has a turquoise nose, yellow eyes and green ears, and in its mouth is a lavendar fish. Approximate dimensions: 13" Long x 8" Wide x 9" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Lion Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #535482
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Acclaimed Oaxacan artisan Armando Jimenez had created this handsome "King of the Jungle." The lion is bright yellow with Jimenez' trademark small accent lines in black. The bountiful mane is red with blue highlights, and the face has a purple nose, green eyes and ears. The curving tail is black and yellow stripes, with a bright red tip; the feet are blue. Approximate dimensions: 18" Long x 10" Wide x 7" High. An excellent addition for the collector of Oaxacan folkart.

Oaxaca, Mexico Meerkat folkart carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #534160
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Eleazar Morales, well-known Oaxacan artisan, has created this wonderful meerkat carving. It has a rust colored body accented with a darker rust spatter pattern. The meerkat's stomach is two tones of gray in the same spatter technique, and the gray extends up under its chin. The eyes are bright orange and the nose is a black and red design, in the usual detailed, imaginative painting by Morales. Approximate dimensions: 11" Long (from front of the body itself (3") to the tip of the tail, whic... Click for details

Kokeshi; Nambu-kei, Iwate Prefecture

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #495937
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Kokeshi, folk toy of NE Japan. Wood, Height 9.5". This is an example of the unique Nambu-kei kokeshi from Iwate Prefecture. Of the Tohoku (NorthEast) Region where all "dentou" (traditional) kokeshi originate, Iwate may have the fewest number of craftsmen and localized traditions. Unique among these is the unpainted Nambu-kei kokeshi shown here. I have seen these mistakenly advertised on the internet as "blanks", but this particular style within the Nambu-kei classification of kokeshi is puposefu... Click for details

Kokeshi; Zao-kei, Yamagata Prefecture

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #495931
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Kokeshi, folk toy of NE Japan. Wood, Height 9.625". Zao-kei (Zao Onsen [hot spirng]), Yamagata Prefecture. Made by Oumiya Yasumitsu, who was born in Showa 11 (1936) and passed away on July 19, 1995. Probably made in the mid-late 1970's.

Kokeshi; Zao-kei, Yamagata Prefecture

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Pre 1990: item #495927
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Kokeshi, folk toy of NE Japan. Wood, Height 10". Zao-kei (Zao Onsen [hot spring]) in Yamagata Prefecture. Made by Saitou Takeo, born on Nov. 29, 1929. Probably made in the late 1970's.

Kokeshi; Yamagata kei, Yamagata Prefecture

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #495428
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Kokeshi, folk toy of NE Japan. Wood, height 12". Yamagata-kei classification of Yamagata Prefecture. Made by Kobayashi Koutaro of Yamagata City, born March 13, 1936. This kokeshi probably dates from the late 1970's. The very thin body of this kokeshi is an unusual and interesting characteristic.