Luis Pablo: Ozomatli Monkey Sculpture alebrje

Luis Pablo: Ozomatli Monkey Sculpture alebrjeThis charming monkey by top Oaxacan woodcarver Luis Pablo is utterly endearing. Crafted from copal wood, it captures the lively sense of motion that defines monkeys: appearing perfectly still for a moment before springing into action again. In Mesoamerican tradition, Ozomatli, the monkey, was honored as the patron of dance, music, and the artsa creature embodying playful energy and governed by Xochipilli, the god of celebration and flowers. Luis Pablo

and this rooster sits squarely within that classic style

Five tiny workers

The painting is spectacular

The snub nose is soft pink with two teal nostrils

so the wings read like finely woven textiles

when Catholic devotion took root in indigenous communities

a top woodcarving artist from Oaxaca

With its limbs outstretched in a lively pose and tail curling like a brushstroke

Dimensions: 10

in pristine condition

This angel stands in prayer

75: Arte Huichol