Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 Working with family members

Working with family members

designed by Waraporn Khamsuk

Brilliant brass stars shine

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Blue Cat Greeting Mexican Alebrije Cat Sculpture TH24 Working with family membersWearing 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