Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Scorpio Versatile with lightweight warmth

Versatile with lightweight warmth

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Modern Turquoise Cat Alebrije Sculpture - Turquoise Cat Scorpio Versatile with lightweight warmthIn this slightly more modern interpretation of traditional alebrije folk art, a stretching turquoise cat is covered with stripes, dots and spirals. Artisans Pablo and Lucy Mendez of Oaxaca carve the sculpture by hand from copal wood and paint it in meticulous detail. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and