Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games Alok Jain presents this accessory

Alok Jain presents this accessory

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this set of six ornaments depicts a group of sleeping beauties

Each work features slight variations that make it unique

each piece not only bears the marks of its past life as a household or temple object

Proud Rooster Rooster Alebrije Sculpture from Mexico Games Alok Jain presents this accessoryWith bright feathers and comb erect, a proud rooster announces the imminent dawn. 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