Mexican Folk Art Wooden Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez gravel on panel painting is lined with green felt

is lined with green felt

The figures can be configured in a variety of positions

I have become super enamored of this type of old carved wood folk articulated or jointed figures

he's in generally good condition and structurally very sound with a bit of dryness/light cracking to the wood of his feet

a few miles from Otavalo

Mexican Folk Art Wooden Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez gravel on panel painting is lined with green feltThis is a handmade wooden Alebrije, or carved wooden animal, from Oaxaca, Mexico, very much in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manual Jimenez, if not made by him specifically, which it might be. But I am not quite sure what animal it is meant to represent exactly! The neck is not quite long to be a giraffe (though he did some terrific giraffes, which this closely resembles but for the shorter neck and tail), but too long to be a deer, I think.