Hand Painted Dolphin Alebrije - Ocean Dolphin Martini Glass Traditional Indian Aari embroidery decorates

Traditional Indian Aari embroidery decorates the petals and leaves

whose sinuous forms imitate a saxophone's seductive shape—all accented by a high polish finish

engraving a braided rope motif down the center that pops with oxidized accents

Smallest piece: 3

resulting in a mesmerizing piece

Hand Painted Dolphin Alebrije - Ocean Dolphin Martini Glass Traditional Indian Aari embroidery decoratesThis excellent small dolphin sculpture is the original creation of Oaxacan artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez. They work in the folk art style of alebrijes to carve the figurine from copal wood and paint it meticulously by hand. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with curious creatures a donkey with wings, a