Oaxacan Carved Wood Frog and Art Book
Item Details
A vibrant handmade Oaxacan wood carving of a frog by artists Manuel, Anjelico and Isaias Jimenez and a book titled Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees by Shepard Barbash. Oaxacan wood carvings are a form of Mexican folk art. Individual artists create hand crafted sculptures from copal wood. The carving depicts a seated frog with outstretched arms. The frog is hand painted with vibrant colors including bright yellow, black, red and blue. The frog has a prominent black and yellow pattern throughout its body. It is signed on the base by all three artists. The book was published in 1993 and has ISBN 0-8118-0250-7.
Dimensions
- measurements are for the group
- frog: 15 × 5.5 × 8.5 inches
- book: 8.75 × 10 inches
Item #
16AUS003-163