Great Vintage Mexican Folk Art Alebrije in the manner of Manuel Jimenez tintype photo like so much of the

like so much of the best Inuit art

Nice and heavy and super useful

I just love this little planter

The extremely ballerina-esque exaggerated lengths of her jointed arms and legs are also pretty amazing

4" tall with it

Great Vintage Mexican Folk Art Alebrije in the manner of Manuel Jimenez tintype photo like so much of theI believe this Alebrije is a llama, and a very charming one, painted stained a great mellow reddish pinkish orange, with a soft ochre yellow for the interior of the ears and black squiggles all over for the fur. My favorite Oaxacan alebrije are classic, fairly simple ones just like this one, in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manuel Jimenez. Curiously, this one is signed three times on the underside of its belly, perhaps a record of its owners