Older Mexican Folk Art Carved Deer Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez hand-sewn humpty Dumpty married in 1848 and captured

married in 1848 and captured here

in the days when drawing such a beautiful map as this would have been school work

but it seems possible from that that it could be French

when I am sure whatever this is would have been immediately identifiable

with a few pages at the end (or beginning) facing in the opposite direction

Older Mexican Folk Art Carved Deer Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez hand-sewn humpty Dumpty married in 1848 and capturedOlder Mexican folk art animals alebrije like this one have become harder and harder to find no great wonder, as I'm not the only one who finds them super charming! From what I understand, these became popular tourist items in Oaxaca the 1940's with the construction of the Pan American Highway, with Manuel Jimenez best known for creating animals in this manner. This wonderful spotted deer with antlers is unsigned, but appears to be an old one, I'd