Mexican Folk Art Carved Wood Winged Mermaid Angel Guerrero Nautical 17 Cryptid

  

For your consideration is this rare and unique folk art piece from Guerrero, Mexico. It is a handmade, carved wooden mermaid. Meant to hang on a wall. She has lots of carved and hand-painted detail with vibrant eyes. She measures about 17 x 10.

A great piece for your Spanish colonial decor. Way down in the southern mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, up high mountain roads, are the indigenous group (Nahua) that produce these beautiful solid carved wood pieces of art. They are generally carved by men using the Tzampamitla tree and then whimsically detailed by the women in rich jewel tones (using translucent aniline dyes or paints) with eyes that seem to come alive. These hard to travel to villages and pueblitos include Maravatio, Tlamacazapa, Ahueuepan, San Francisco Ozomatlan, and San Critobal. Rare to obtain as many importers no longer wish to travel to these remote villages with all the current unrest.

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