Wonderfully Primitive Older Unpainted Oaxacan Folk Art Alebrije measuring glass later 20th century I believe

later 20th century I believe

it's about 9" wide

and then one outstretched across the middle

And then later dots and dashes too

I believe this pair was designed by Jens Quistgaard and produced in Japan for Dansk

Wonderfully Primitive Older Unpainted Oaxacan Folk Art Alebrije measuring glass later 20th century I believeI'm not sure that I've ever seen an unpainted Oaxacan folk art alebrije animal before usually they are quite brightly painted but this looks to be an old one and I think much more expressive for its unpainted, weathered surface, looking almost primeval! I take him for a coyote, and one who has long lived in the deep wild as a loner. Wonderfully stark and highly empathetic, too. 8 1 2" l x 4 3 4" t x 2 1 16" w. and in good, aged condition, with some