Oaxacan Wood Carving
About Oaxacan Woodcarving
There is an amazing amount of work from start to finish on the fine art pieces. Limited only by each artist’s imagination pieces are extensively carved, dried and sanded before being painted. Artists use rudimentary tools to create fascinating figures out of green, fresh-cut copal wood, a small tree native to the tropical dry forests of Mexico. They are able to pull unique figures and forms out a “blank slate” piece of wood. The wood when green is dense and wet but dries and becomes light like balsa wood. The aromatic resin from the copal tree was used for centuries by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The tree holds a special significance to local Zapotec descendants today, many of which are carvers. Large pieces can take months to properly dry before any decoration is applied. Sophisticated pieces like those coming from premier artists from the workshop of Jacobo and Maria Angeles utilize natural pigments derived from plants and minerals and utilize traditional Zapotec design motifs. Oaxacan artists continue to push and evolve the art form with ever increasing subjects and styles. We are proud to represent this work and hope you enjoy exploring the amazing variety offered in our store.
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Margarita Sosa / Milagros de Copal: Colorful Raccoon
Size - long,wide,tall 13 × 4 × 8 in
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Abundio Munoz: Eagle
Size - long,wide,tall 5 × 3 × 6 in
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Abundio Munoz: Owl
Size - long,wide,tall 4 × 3 × 6 in
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Alberto Jimenez: Angel
Size - long,wide,tall 5 × 2 × 12 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Dodo Bird
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 6 × 11 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Parrot
Size - long,wide,tall 16 × 4 × 7 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Puffin
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 6 × 10.25 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Quail
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 6 × 14 in
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David Blas: Frog
Size - long,wide,tall 5.5 × 5 × 5 in
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David Blas: Snail
Size - long,wide,tall 5.5 × 3.5 × 14 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Large Fierce Jaguar
Size - long,wide,tall 21 × 8 × 9.5 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Stunning White Lemur
Size - long,wide,tall 15 × 7.5 × 16 in
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Margarita Sosa / Milagros de Copal: Orange Raccoon
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 4 × 12 in
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Margarita Sosa / Milagros de Copal: Small Coyote
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 2 × 4 in
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Orlando Mandarin & Magdalena Santiago: Horse
Size - long,wide,tall 12 × 3 × 11 in
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Orlando Mandarin & Magdalena Santiago: New Form Barn Owl
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 15 × 10 in
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Orlando Mandarin and Magdalena Santiago: Long Necked Cat
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 5 × 12 in
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Ivan Fuentes & Mayte Calvo: Fine Blue Moon Coyote with Fish Motif
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 3 × 11 in
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Ivan Fuentes & Mayte Calvo: Dog
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 2.5 × 6.25 in
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Eleazar Morales: Day of the Dead Rabbit
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 3.5 × 10.5 in
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Candido Jimenez Ojeda: Pig with Flowers
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 2 × 3 in
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Eleazar Morales: Long Necked Cat
Size - long,wide,tall 10 × 3.5 × 13.25 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Beaver
Size - long,wide,tall 16.5 × 4 × 5.5 in
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Magaly Fuentes and Jose Calvo: Stunning Goat
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 4 × 9.5 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Tiger
Size - long,wide,tall 12.5 × 4.5 × 8.5 in
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Tribus Mixes: Small Mantis
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 4.5 × 8 in
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Eleazar Morales: Chimera Fusion
Size - long,wide,tall 11 × 13.5 × 8 in
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Magaly Fuentes and Jose Calvo: Colorful Rabbit
Size - long,wide,tall 5.5 × 4 × 9 in
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Eleazar Morales: Small Owl
Size - long,wide,tall 3 × 2.5 × 6 in
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Eleazar Morales: “Big Floppa” Inspired Caracal Cat
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 5.5 × 8 in
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Eleazar Morales: Coco Inspired Pepita
Size - long,wide,tall 7.5 × 21 × 10 in
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Eleazar Morales: Day of the Dead Chihuahua
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 2.5 × 6.75 in
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Eleazar Morales: Day of the Dead Coyote Set
Size - long,wide,tall 4 × 1.5 × 4 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Fierce Jaguar
Size - long,wide,tall 21 × 7 × 9 in
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Eleazar Morales: Lemur
Size - long,wide,tall 13 × 3 × 9.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Ocelot
Size - long,wide,tall 10.5 × 4 × 6.5 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Ram
Size - long,wide,tall 12 × 8 × 12.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Penguin Family
Size - long,wide,tall 7.5 × 4 × 9 in
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Eleazar Morales: Possum Family
Size - long,wide,tall 8.25 × 4 × 8.5 in
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Magaly Fuentes and Jose Calvo: Multicolor Dog
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 4.5 × 8 in
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Raymundo Santiago: Small Octopus
Size - long,wide,tall 8.5 × 6 × 4 in
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Eleazar Morales: Squirrel Monkey
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 4 × 13 in
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Magaly Fuentes and Jose Calvo: Fox
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 4.5 × 8.5 in
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Hedilberto Olivera: Owl
Size - long,wide,tall 4.5 × 3 × 3.5 in
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Hedilberto Olivera: Red Winged Quail
Size - long,wide,tall 3 × 3 × 6 in
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Agustín Cruz Prudencio: Fishing Shark
Size - long,wide,tall 11 × 3.5 × 10 in
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Eleazar Morales: Gazelle
Size - long,wide,tall 7.5 × 3 × 12.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Ocelot
Size - long,wide,tall 15 × 4 × 7.5 in
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Esmeralda Cruz Sosa: Snail
Size - long,wide,tall 5.5 × 2 × 5 in
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Abundio Munoz: Bull
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 3 × 6 in
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Antonio Carrillo: Dog
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 4 × 7 in
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Antonio Carrillo: Horse
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 4 × 7 in
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Bertha Cruz: Fine Large Glyph Polar Bear
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 8 × 7 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Skunk
Size - long,wide,tall 11 × 4 × 11 in
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David Blas: Large Crab
Size - long,wide,tall 12 × 8 × 6 in
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Epifanio Fuentes and Laurencio Santiago: Anteater
Size - long,wide,tall 11 × 5 × 14 in
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Jesus Melchor: Armadillo
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 2 × 4 in
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Leticia Mendoza: Ant
Size - long,wide,tall 5 × 6 × 6 in
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Leticia Mendoza: Crab
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 8 × 3 in
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Leticia Mendoza: Crab
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 8 × 3 in
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Manuel Cruz: Stunning Medium Fish
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 6 × 9 in
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Margarita Sosa / Milagros de Copal: Chameleon
Size - long,wide,tall 7.5 × 6 × 4 in
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Margarita Sosa: Small Armadillo
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 2 × 3 in
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Maximiliano Morales & Francisco Morales: Fox
Size - long,wide,tall 14.5 × 7 × 7 in
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Moises Jimenez & Oralia Cardenas: Rare Aqua Green Octopus
Size - long,wide,tall 14 × 12 × 6 in
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Azucena Santiago: Elephant
Size - long,wide,tall 12 × 4 × 10 in
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Orlando Mandarin & Magdalena Santiago: Standing Otter and Fish
Size - long,wide,tall 10 × 7 × 10 in
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Jacobo and Maria Angeles Workshop: Catharsis
Size - long,wide,tall 14.56 × 11.80 × 21.65 in
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Jacobo and Maria Angeles Workshop: Museum Quality Hanging Bell Monkey #2 (Moño Campana #2)
Size - long,wide,tall 21.2 × 11.80 × 36.2 in
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Eleazar Morales: Porcupine
Size - long,wide,tall 8.7 × 4.7 × 3.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Small Purple Coyote
Size - long,wide,tall 3 × 5 × 7 in
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Magaly Fuentes & Jose Calvo: Large Showcase Bear
Size - long,wide,tall 14 × 6 × 10.5 in
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Magaly Fuentes and Jose Calvo: Rabbit
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 4 × 11 in
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Oscar Fabian Melchor: Med Fine Shark
Size - long,wide,tall 6.7 × 6.7 × 5.3 in
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Eleazar Morales: Medium Human Skull with Rattlesnake
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 7 × 7 in
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Castillo Family: Armadillo with Snake
Size - long,wide,tall 5.5 × 2.5 × 5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Centaur Butterfly
Size - long,wide,tall 15 × 9 × 14 in
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Omar & Areli Cruz: Blue Tail Fish
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 5 × 6 in
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Eleazar Morales: Purple Orca Whale and Baby on Fossilized Coral Base
Size - long,wide,tall 10 × 10 × 10 in
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Moises Jimenez & Oralia Cardenas: Penguin
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 4 × 8 in
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Omar & Areli Cruz: Premier Large Parrot
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 6 × 16 in
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Manuel Cruz: Angel Fish
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 3 × 5.5 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Sting Ray
Size - long,wide,tall 14 × 9 × 6 in
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Manuel Cruz: Coyote
Size - long,wide,tall 11 × 5 × 10.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Mini Penguin Blue
Size - long,wide,tall 2 × 2 × 4 in
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Castillo Family: Turtle
Size - long,wide,tall 6.5 × 5 × 3 in
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Margarita and Gabriela Sosa: Orange Sting Ray
Size - long,wide,tall 5.75 × 4 × 0.5 in
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Jacobo and Maria Angeles: Premier Museum Quality Horse With Gold Leaf and Ammonite Fossils in Silver Settings
Size - long,wide,tall 17.3 × 9.4 × 18.1 in
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Mario Castellanos & Reina Ramirez: Monkey with Pots
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 9 × 9 in
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Eleazar Morales: Bighorn Skull with Yellow Snake
Size - long,wide,tall 15 × 14 × 7 in
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Eleazar Morales: Hamster
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 4.5 × 3.5 in
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Maximiliano Morales & Francisco Morales: Cat with Lizard Motif
Size - long,wide,tall 13 × 5 × 10 in
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Eleazar Morales: Raccoon
Size - long,wide,tall 8.3 × 4.3 × 6.3 in
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Manuel Cruz: Angel Fish
Size - long,wide,tall 7 × 3 × 5.5 in
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Magaly Fuentes & Jose Calvo: Wolf
Size - long,wide,tall 7.1 × 3.1 × 8.5 in
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Luis Sosa Calvo: Dolphin
Size - long,wide,tall 10 × 6 × 13 in
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Damian & Beatriz Morales: Bighorn Sheep
Size - long,wide,tall 5 × 3.5 × 10 in
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Narciso Gonzalez Ramirez & Rubi Hernandez Pinos: Panther
Size - long,wide,tall 8 × 4 × 8 in
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Narciso Gonzalez Ramirez & Rubi Hernandez Pinos: Bighorn
Size - long,wide,tall 6 × 6 × 8.5 in
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Eleazar Morales: Manatee
Size - long,wide,tall 9 × 9 × 4.5 in