Oaxacan Wood Carving Mama & Baby Armadillos - Armando Ramirez

Description: This delightful mama armadillo with her baby on her back was hand carved and painted by Armando Ramirez of Oaxaca, Mexico. His speciality is armadillos, with very long legs and often with babies on the back. Including the baby, this figure is 7 1/2" high, 15" deep/long and 3" wide and both the baby and long tail are removable for safer packing. Shipping and handling are included in the price of the figure, not an additional charge, and the carving will be sent to you by Priority Mail. Payment needs to be made through PayPal and I will ship your carving within 24 hours of receiving payment. Note - Applicable state taxes for internet sales will be added by Ebay. A bit of history about Oaxacan woodcarvings:Oaxacan wood carvings, often called "alebrijes", (al-ah-bree-hayz), are a new and unique art form that originated in Oaxaca, Mexico around 40-50 years ago and are gradually becoming known and collected throughout the world. The extraordinary Disney/PIXAR movie, "COCO", which featured alebrijes, has now introduced these amazing spirit-animals to millions of people. The first alebrijes came about in the 1930's, with the Mexican paper mache artist, Pedro Linares, making figures from his dreams - and he called them "alebrijes". Then in the 1970's Manuel Jimenez, a wood carver from Oaxaca, began replicating these colorful creatures that were full of personality as carved and painted wooden figures. As the popularity of these figures spread, many other people in Manuel's village and other nearby villages began making them. Today approximately 200 families in the Oaxaca Valley are making these fantastic wood carvings. I am honored to be one of a handful of people that have been involved with these families and offering their wonderful alebrije carvings for over 20 years.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Berkeley, California

End Time: 2025-01-18T07:43:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD