Masterpiece Elephant - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving toro

Masterpiece Elephant - Oaxacan Alebrije Wood Carving toroExceptionally large and detailed elephant alebrije wood carving by the Fuentes family workshop. This incredible piece took 10 months to complete (from carving, drying, and painting)and was hand carved out of a single large block of copal wood. The painting was very well done and incorporates the Fuentes style of painting with ancient Zapotec patterns which have a great presence and importance in Oaxacan arts and culture. Not a single detail was spared

Length/Height/Width: 14" x 8" x 7"

The patterns were inspired by the ancient Zapotec ruins throughout Oaxaca which have a great importance in Oaxacan culture

Length/Height/Width: 15" x 5

Ivan's father Epifanio was one of the original wood carvers in Oaxaca to popularize alebrijes and over time developed a style which is easily recognizable as the "Fuentes style

Length/Height/Width: 13" x 9

Wonderfully carved out of copal wood and painted with great detail

as well as his use of the pointilism technique in many of his carvings

Width/Length/Depth: 13

5" x 3" (detachable tail)

Each piece is removable from the wooden board

Length of animals: Bull:9"

The Hernandez family if one of the seven original families to popularize the art of wood carving in Mexico