Road Runner with an Attitude

Let master artisan Susano Morales animate your home with this large, lively rooster from Oaxaca, Mexico. Boasting a stunning color combination,  this impressive work of art is sure to be the centerpiece of any room with its vibrant personality.

One of a kind!

• 9 1/2"Tall x 8"Wide x 5"long front to back
• Handcarved in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca
• Wood
• Fair Trade
• Story card enclosed with purchase.

Alebrijes are brightly colored sculptures of fantastical creatures that have become some of the most recognizable folk art creations of Mexico. Painted with bright colors and designs in small family workshops in villages in Oaxaca, Mexico, each family or artisan develops their own repertoire of carving and painting styles. Carved figures vary from recognizable animal shapes such as dogs, rabbits and chickens, to the more outlandish fire-spitters and naguals
(human-faced animals).  The carvings are very much based in the religious and everyday life of the people who make it. They can be mysterious and at the same time friendly and approachable. The carvers capture the immediate world of village life and the universal world of dreams.