Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand _artisan--novica-artisan-8332 a thermometer

a thermometer

which means 'hanging earrings' in Hindi

Guatemalan artisan Mauricio Morales hand sculpts and hand paints this handsome bird with meticulous detail to capture the species' likeness

This wood varies widely in its tones and patterns

Javier and Efren present a set of four wine goblets

Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand _artisan--novica-artisan-8332 a thermometerHovering 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