Bicycle
Bicycle
£120.00
An original design by artists Jesus & Roxana Hernandez, which won an award in the Mexican Popular Art Toy competition.
This piece features their signature style on the handlebars, which is easy to identify by the scale-like pattern in a sea of skilfully painted dots. It has spinning wheels and pedals.
Dimensions: 10cm (w) x 22cm (d) x 13.5cm (h)
Weight: 0.06kg
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Hare with tortoise shell
Alebrijes
This quirky piece from Giovanni Melchor is a fantastic fusion between a hare and a tortoise with a crocodile tail. This piece is inspired by Aesop's fable but with a plot twist
Dimensions: 10cm (w) x 13cm (d) x 18cm (h)
Weight: 0.254 kg
£300.00
£300.00
Skeleton couple (Catrin and Catrina)
Day of the Dead, Alebrijes
This set of elegant skulls are inspired by the famous 1910–1913 zinc etching by the Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada. The image of the elehant skull lady was offered as a satirical portrait of those Mexican natives who, Posada felt, were aspiring to adopt European aristocratic traditions in the pre-revolution era. La Catrina has become an icon of the Mexican Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Dimensions:
Male skull: 7cm (w) x 6cm (d) x 25cm (h) Weight: 0.85 kg
Female skull: 5.5cm (w) x 5.5cm (d) x 18.5cm (h) Weight: 0.63 kg
£380.00
£380.00
Stag
Alebrijes
A statement wood carving by Ray Mendez. An exquisitely painted and sculpted stag, in warm colours.
(body - 1 piece)
Dimensions: 21cm (w) x 26cm (d) x 41cm (h)
Weight: 0.5kg
£650.00
£650.00
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Armadillo
Alebrijes
A beautiful hummingbird alebrije created by celebrated artist Jacobo Angeles. Jacobo is recognised as one of the grand masters of Oaxacan wood carving and works closely with his wife Maria to produce exquisitely carved and finely painted pieces. The craftsmanship and quality of their pieces are second to none.
Their decorative style uses pre-hispanic Mixtec and Zapotec iconography and has inspired many other artists. Their aim is to make the Zapotec culture known through the figurines they create.
(body - 1 piece, ears and tail detach)
Dimensions: 12cm (w) x 38cm (d) x 18cm (h)
Weight: 0.65kg
£750.00
£750.00