Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico Samart Takham The Snack Pack

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skid and slip resistant soles

Crafted of raintree wood and rubberwood with colorful cord

mango wood beads

attached at the neck

Fiery Cat Wood Alebrije Cat Figurine in Orange from Mexico Samart Takham The Snack PackWorking in the traditional style of traditional folk art alebrijes, Mexican duo Pablo and Lucy Mendez create this charming cat figurine. The cat is carved of copal wood, its black body hand painted with intricate floral motifs and dots in fiery tones of orange. Alebrijes are a fairly recent Mexican art form, attributed to Pedro Linares. Unconscious due to illness in 1936, he was presumed near death and yet his dreams were extremely vivid. He tells of