This beautiful, carved wood, Mexican folk art piece is a winged angel. A classic, colonial-style piece for your art collection. She has lovely detail in her eyes, carved hair, hand-painted wings and the corazon/heart she is holding. She measures 16 x 15 x 4. This piece has a waxed finish giving it much vintage charm. Way down in the southern mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, up high mountain roads, are the indigenous group (Nahua) that produce these beautiful carved wood art figures and wall masks. They are generally carved by men using the Tzampamitla tree and then whimsically detailed by the women in rich jewel tones (using translucent aniline dyes or paints) with eyes that seem to come alive. These remote villages and pueblitos include Maravatio, Tlamacazapa, Ahueuepan, San Francisco Ozomatlan, and San Critobal. Hard to obtain and highly collectible. This item is in the category “Art\Art Sculptures”. The seller is “tradewindsfolkart” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Features: Wall Hanging
- Region of Origin: Guerrero Mexico
- Format: Mask
- Personalize: No
- Handmade: Yes
- Item Width: 15 in
- Title: angel carving
- Production Technique: hand carved wood
- Item Length: 16 in
- Item Height: 3 in
- Subject: Angels
- Size: Large (up to 60in.)
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
- Material: Wood
- Culture: Mexican
- Shape: Angel
- Time Period Produced: 2000-Now
- Artist: Unknown
- Year of Production: unknown
- Style: Folk Art
- Color: Multi-Color
- Signed: No
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Type: Carving