Nocturnal Mirage Mexican Hand Painted Copal Wood Owl Alebrije Sculpture Silver-Tone featuring intricate rope and spiral

featuring intricate rope and spiral motifs that create crown-like shapes

By Gianluca Anzani

Lovely gemstones grouped together in a burst of color

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Nocturnal Mirage Mexican Hand Painted Copal Wood Owl Alebrije Sculpture Silver-Tone featuring intricate rope and spiralFollowing in the footsteps of their ancestors, Jesus and Roxana Hernandez of Oaxaca design and craft this intriguing owl alebrije sculpture from copal wood. 'In our village, most of the men and women are wood carvers and we specialize in Mexico's traditional alebrije sculptures. These are colorful and fanciful figures carved from natural branches that depict all kinds of imaginary creatures,' Jesus explains. The alebrije tradition started with Mexico