Oaxacan Alebrijes

◇ Title: Glyph.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 50 x 71 x 52 cm.

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Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This huge piece carved in copal wood required 3 years of work due to the drying times of the carving as well as the enormous detail that it has in the painting. Something peculiar about this Alebrije "GLIFO" are precisely the glyphs that are embodied in the wings: symbols of the Mexican calendar - animals of the Zapotec calendar - what each animal represents.

1. Mazatl / deer animal protection.

2. Itzcuintli / dog. Protection animal.

3. Tochtli / rabbit. Fertility animal.

4. Cuauhtli / eagle. Power animal.

5. Coral / snake. Power animal.

6. Ocelotl / jaguar. Power animal.

7. Ozomahtli / monkey. Healing animal.

Simultaneously, they are related to the regions of the state of Oaxaca, Cañada, Costa, Istmo, Mixteca, Papaloapan, Valles and Sierras. A unique piece worthy of the best public or private collections of Fine Mexican Art.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 49 cm.

◇ Author: Aldo Hernández.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Since 2017 we have been personally directing the process of Zapotec figures whose original name is “tonas” or “nahuales”.

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije commissioned by Marakame to the best authors of modern alebrije, is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, locality from the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 53 x 24 x 24 cm.

◇ Author: Aldo Hernández.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Since 2017 we have been personally directing the process of Zapotec figures whose original name is “tonas” or “nahuales”.

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije commissioned by Marakame to the best authors of modern alebrije, is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, locality from the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Bllin 'Bagop'.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 28 x 43 x 30 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Chzen.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 55 x 25 x 20 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Cachu.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 13 x 19 x 42 cm.

◇ Carving time: 15 days.

◇ Drying time: 9 months.

◇ Painting time: 4 months.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Since 2017 we have been personally directing the process of Zapotec figures whose original name is “tonas” or “nahuales”.

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije commissioned by Marakame to the best authors of modern alebrije, is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, locality from the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Biabin '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 38 x 25 x 25 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Beztao.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 14.5 x 37.5 x 33 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Gole.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 21.5 x 33 x 16 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Ba'du hriini '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 30 x 38 x 28 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Dendxu '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 23 x 32 x 17 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Bere Guidxa.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 37 x 32 x 26 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Bagop '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 19 x 35 x 12 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Nisdo 'mrax.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 36 x 28 x 15 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Xnekw nayuu.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 29 x 16 x 14 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Bezinha'yixe '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 32 x 21 x 30 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Dam.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 30 x 31 x 14 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Tlacomixtle.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 19 x 18 x 17 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Xnekw.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 28.5 x 13 x 10.5 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Bechhoj.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 28 x 14 x 28 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Bisia '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 17 x 33 x 20 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Dani biaani '.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 25 x 18 x 17 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Znia.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 16 x 22 x 20 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Bidxina I.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 22 x 25 x 18 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Mashin.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 13 x 25 x 20 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 09 x 18 x 20 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Since 2017 we have been personally directing the process of Zapotec figures whose original name is “tonas” or “nahuales”.

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije commissioned by Marakame to the best authors of modern alebrije, is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, locality from the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Manzin.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 19 x 25.5 x 12 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

◇ Title: Lexu II.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 09 x 14 x 19 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Wal.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 14 x 20 x 22 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Riw.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 16 x 16 x 17 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Ngupi III.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 08 x 17 x 27 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.

◇ Title: Ngupi II.

◇ Technique: Hand painted on copal wood carving.

◇ Dimensions: 08 x 15 x 28 cm.

It Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Zapotec figures whose original name is "tonas" or "nahuales".

This special selection of Oaxacan Alebrije is hand painted on wood carving of the copal tree (Bursera, spp), which grows around the community of San Martín Tilcajete, a town in the Zapotec region of the State of Oaxaca, in the South of Mexico.

In this place, for generations the inhabitants have developed the artisan work of pieces with this wood. The manufacture of each work can take up to 15 months (depending on its dimensions and details) in its completion from start to finish, using simple tools such as machetes, gouges and knives for its finishing; The drying of the wood is the step that makes the entire process more patient and detailed. Later comes the detailed symbolic implicit of the ancient Zapotec worldview that tells about iconic animals representing their culture, raising the elements that sustain the life of this people.