Viva Oaxaca Mexican Folk Art Store
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Gallery One: Oaxacan Wood Carvings
Priced $100 and above.
Agustin Cruz
#2 St. Jude Tadeo
Woodcarving by:
Agustin Cruz
Size: 11 inches tall
Price: $125.
Arsenio Morales
#3 Yellow Rabbit
Woodcarving by:
Arsenio Morales
Size: 15 inches tall
SOLD!
Oaxacan Wood Carvings
Collectors prize them. Children love their brilliant colors. Everyone praises the carvers' originality and flair.
These cheerful figures are made in the Oaxacan valley, some 300 miles southeast of Mexico City. The carving tradition goes back two generations, but in the past 20 years, Oaxacan woodcarvings have become the most sought-after folk art in Mexico. The artists are descendants of the fabled Zapotec Indians. Most of these carvers live in three small villages in the valley outside of Oaxaca City.
Arrazola is perhaps the most renowned. It lies in the shadow of Monte Alban. That's the mountaintop, ancient Zapotec holy city whose majestic ruins overlook the valley. The other carving villages are San Martin Tilcajete and La Union Tejalapan, both an hour's journey away.
#5 Mother and Baby Armadillos
Woodcarving by:
Armando Ramirez
Size: 9 inches long, PLUS tail
SOLD!
#9 Polar Bear
Woodcarving by:
Ivan Fuentes
Size: 8 inches long
by 6 inches tall
Price: $125.
#14 ELK
Woodcarving by:
Jacobo Angeles
Vintage 2002
Size: 9 inches tall
by 10 inches tall
SOLD!
#18 Anteater
Woodcarving by:
Eutiquio Morales
Size: 11 inches long, plus tongue
Price: $145.
#20 Nahual Chicken
Woodcarving by:
Enrique Ramirez
Size: 12 inches tall
by 10 inches long
Price: $145.
See Next Page: Miscellaneous Carvings Priced $65 - $99.