Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture Organic who craft the blouse from

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The Maya people regarded the jaguar as a symbol of power

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Psychedelic Quetzal Handmade Quetzal Wood Alebrije Sculpture Organic who craft the blouse fromColorful though they may be, real quetzals have nothing on this wonderful alebrije sculpture from Mexico's Teresita Gonzalez. The artisan paints the copal wood bird meticulously by hand in a rainbow of colors. Small parts are separated for shipping to protect from breakage. The folk art tradition of alebrijes dates back to the 1930's in Mexico City. A man named Pedro Linares was taken ill, and in his fevered dreams he saw a strange land populated with