Cactus with Owl and Snake Figures This form of weaving is

This form of weaving is still common in Oaxaca

which is festooned with fireworks

The subject is identified in many church carvings which are themselves a source for contemporary woodcarvers and painters such as Maria Jimenez Ojeda

19 cm (tallest)

an invention by the first generation Oaxacan master carver Ventura Fabian (1938-2019) are continued to be carved by his son Norberto Fabian Xuana and painted by his wife

Cactus with Owl and Snake Figures This form of weaving is22x19, h. 38 cm Wood Paint Origin Oaxaca Signed A tree of life. An owl, two love birds, a humming bird taking nectar from the cactus flowers. a bird tending two chicks in a nest and a snake all bound in an old large cactus tree. Life and the struggle of life. A day.