Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 FCNK-105/PR

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two leaf shapes are handcrafted from glistening glass beads in this pair of dangle earrings from El Salvador

45% Acrylic

Working with family members

The style of the pendant recalls China's millenary paper cutting art known as jianzhi

Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 FCNK-105/PRWearing bright red lipstick, a whimsical blue cat lifts her tail in greeting. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Because each alebrije is individually created work of