OAXACAN WOOD CARVING TALL GIRAFFE - CATARINO CARRILLO - OAXACA ALEBRIJE

Description

Very tall giraffe - by Catarino Carrillo
This wonderful giraffe was skillfully carved, painted and signed by Catarino Carrillo and Leticia Aragon of Oaxaca, Mexico. This talented husband/wife team are second generation carvers/painters and have been creating outstanding work for over 25 years.
Catarino carves his figures so they seem to be full of motion.
The way Leticia painted the background of this giraffe in green and fuschia colors adds to its beauty. The giraffe is 21" high, 16" deep and 6" wide and the tail, ears and horns are removable for safer packing. Shipping and handling are included in the price - there is no extra charge for them. Payment needs to be made through PayPal and I will ship your carving within 24 hours of receiving payment.
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A bit of history about Oaxacan woodcarvings:
Oaxacan wood carvings, often called "alebrijes", (al-ah-bree-hayz), are a new and unique art form that originated in Oaxaca, Mexico around 40-50 years ago and are gradually becoming known and collected throughout the world. The extraordinary Disney/PIXAR movie, "COCO", which featured alebrijes, has now introduced these amazing spirit-animals to millions of people. The first alebrijes came about in the 1930's, with the Mexican paper mache artist, Pedro Linares, making figures from his dreams - and he called them "alebrijes". Then in the 1970's Manuel Jimenez, a wood carver from Oaxaca, began replicating these colorful creatures that were full of personality as carved and painted wooden figures. As the popularity of these figures spread, many other people in Manuel's village and other nearby villages began making them. Today
approximately 200 families in the Oaxaca Valley are making these fantastic wood carvings. I am honored to be one of a handful of people that have been involved with these families and offering their wonderful alebrije carvings for over 20 years.