Green Zapotec Octopus on a Stand

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Available from Milagros Mexican Folk Art when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Dimensions in inches (Width x Height x Depth): 12.5 x 17 x 16.5 Hand carved and painted wood carving, made in Oaxaca Mexico by master wood carver Vasquez family. Vasquez combines pre-Colombian patterns in such a way as they appear as optical art which is very interesting and beautiful. This piece is very intricately carved out of a single piece of copal wood and painted in zapotec design using acrylic paint. It is also finished with lacquer to give it shine. Oaxacan wood carvings are whimsical a