Oaxaca, Mexico Platypus Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #257858
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Eleazar Morales, imaginative Oaxacan artisan, has created this delightful Duckbill Platypus. Its body is a mottled brown and golden-tan with two-tone gold and beige markings. Webbed feet are blue and turquoise and its bill is gray and black on the outside and pink-peach inside. The underside is brown. An extremely well-balanced carving. Approximate dimensions: 7" Long x 6" Wide x 7" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Nagual Folkart Woodcarving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #257779
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This exquisitely painted Nagual, which is part of the Mexican spiritual world, has been carved by Eleazar Morales. It is part man and part armadillo. The intricate geometric design is rendered in beige, brown and rust colors. A very unique carving for the collector of the unusual. Approximate dimensions: 15" Long x 6" Wide x 6" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Walrus Folkart Woodcarving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #257770
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This whimsical walrus carving is by well-known Oaxacan artisan Armando Jimenez. It is black with large lavender dots, and the flippers are accented with yellow. The tusks and whiskers are white, and the eyes are black with red and yellow accents. Approximate dimensions: 10" Long x 9" Wide x 8" High.

Oaxaca, Mexico Possum Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #257724
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Armando Jimenez, imaginative and talented artisan of the well-known Jimenez folkart family, has created this wonderful possum, with three small possums hanging from its tail. The "young-uns" are individual carvings. Its yellow body, accented with multiple black lines, is a bright, sunny color. The feet are blue, with red accented toes. Approximate dimensions: 10" Long x 5" Wide x 7" High (including tail).

Holding Iguanas by Irma Garcia Blanco Oaxaca, Mexico

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #186714
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Tehuana Holding 5 Iguana's
by Irma Garcia Blanco
Made in 2002
Clay
Dimensions: 9 by 5 in. .

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Tehuana's by Irma Garcia Blanco Oaxaca Mexico

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #176233
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'Tejuana's with Braids and Fluted Skirts'
by Irma Garcia Blanco
Made in 2002
Clay
Dimensions: 7 x 3.5 in.
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Oaxaca Mexico Moose Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #171701
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This wonderfully painted and carved moose has been created by the talented Oaxacan artisan, Eleazar Morales. The moose has a green nose, which matches its inquisitive green eyes. Colorful orange highlights the ears. The body is a medium rust-brown with a speckled texture, highlighted by irregular two-tone gray markings. The marvelous antlers are a teal green, with white details. A must for the collector of unusual animals. Dimensions: 7-1/2" Long (with antlers 11") x 9" High; Antlers 8-1/... Click for details

Oaxaca,Mexico Tapir Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #144808
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Eleazar Morales, highly talented Oaxacan artisan, has carved this lovely, grazing tapir. Its smooth lines are a feature of the artist's work, and the tapir is painted a mottled purple with a lavender and purple varied design on on the front 1/3 and hindquarters of the body, with the midsection a mottled gray with light gray and dark gray designs. The eyes are bright blue, surrounded with lots of eyelashes, encircled with tan. The feet are also tan. Approximate dimensions: 8" Long x 3" Wide... Click for details

Oaxaca,Mexico Anteater Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #144751
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This unusual Scaly Anteater, created by well-known Oaxacan artisan Eleazar Morales, is an excellent example of his fine work, with each scale individually carved. The anteater is rust colored, with dark brown and white accents on each scale. The lower part of the legs is intricately detailed with a white, rust and brown design, with tan feet. Eyes are yellow. Approximate dimensions: 11" Long x 4" Wide x 6" High. A very unusual piece of folkart.

Oaxaca Mexico Zebra Folkart Carving

Artisan and Design: Folk Art Contemporary: item #143365
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Moises Jimenez , well-known Oaxacan artisan, has created this large, handsome zebra. The carving is painted in his finely detailed style in black and white, with whimsical touches of bright pink on the eyes and hooves. The mane is a wonderful thatch of pale sisal. Approximate dimensions: 18" Long x 11" Wide x 14- 1/2" High. A spectacular accent piece!