Barro Negro (Mexican Black Clay): Turtle beaded

Barro Negro (Mexican Black Clay): Turtle beadedMexican barro negro sculpture from the Doa Rosa family workshop ."Barro negro" translates from Spanish to "black clay". This clay is found in only one place in the world San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca. Here, the clay is excavated from the ground, molded, and pit fired. Its glossy finish is achieved by polishing the clay with quartz stone before firing. This technique was invented and perfected by Doa Rosa, a ceramics artisan, in the 1950's at her

Comes with attached hook for hanging on your wall

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Absolutely stunning single-piece octopus alebrije wood carving by married couple Jose Calvo and Magaly Fuentes

75" x 3" x 2"

Very fine iguana wood carving by the husband and wife duo Jose Clavo & Magaly Fuentes

The perfection in carving each and every tentacle and the difficulty in doing so make this piece exceptionally special and a great talking piece for any collection

Perfectly carved and painted with great detail as are all of Nestors pieces

Time to complete: 12 months

Beautiful horse alebrije wood carving by top artist Orlando Mandarin in Oaxaca

He is most known for his monkey holding a banana and pineapple as well as the stretching dog

Wonderful dolphin alebrije wood carving by master carver Susano Morales

Length/Height/Width: 14" x 4