Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand - Colorful Hummingbird Recycled Plastic The traditional chain stitching is

The traditional chain stitching is done entirely by hand

like drops of dew on fresh grass

The artisan combines white cotton thread and brown fragrant roots to create each placemat

a wide circlet of silver gleams with pristine minimalism

50 inches L x 50 inches W

Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand - Colorful Hummingbird Recycled Plastic The traditional chain stitching isHovering on whirring wings, a whimsical hummingbird seeks out the sweet nectar of flowers. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije painted orange, red, yellow, green, white and black. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Cal gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or