Hand Painted Alebrije Cat Figurine - Bicycle Cat Geometric Pattern This gorgeous serving bowl is

This gorgeous serving bowl is from Mexico's Contreras Family

The moon is hand carved of smooth cow bone and set in sterling silver

Armenian artisan Vahe Mnacakanyan's stunning turtle sculpture is expertly hand-carved from linden wood

adding leather lacing at the corners to give the container its shape

Hand Painted Alebrije Cat Figurine - Bicycle Cat Geometric Pattern This gorgeous serving bowl isMexican artisans Zeny and Reyna create this excellent alebrije sculpture, demonstrating their expertise in the Oaxacan folk art form. The whimsical sculpture is carved from copal wood and painted in lavish detail in a rainbow of colors. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930s in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his feverish dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures a donkey with