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Oaxacan carving, Skeleton Dog [sold]

[sold] Unusual Oaxacan carving, or alebrije, of a skeleton dog by Adrian Xuana. An elegantly stylized approach to the complicated problem of representing a skeletal hound chewing hungrily on a bone. 17"L x 8"h x 4"w, painted copal wood. Detail views below. Mexico. 125


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