Wonderfully Primitive Older Unpainted Oaxacan Folk Art Alebrije turned handle 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"

9 1/4" x 6 1/2"

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Wonderfully Primitive Older Unpainted Oaxacan Folk Art Alebrije turned handle 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"I'm not sure that I've ever seen an unpainted Oaxacan folk art alebrije animal before usually they are quite brightly painted but this looks to be an old one and I think much more expressive for its unpainted, weathered surface, looking almost primeval! I take him for a coyote, and one who has long lived in the deep wild as a loner. Wonderfully stark and highly empathetic, too. 8 1 2" l x 4 3 4" t x 2 1 16" w. and in good, aged condition, with some