Jaguar Head Mexican Wood Carving Fucshia & BlueABOUT THIS ALEBRIJE This is an authentic Oaxacan wood carving. It depicts a jaguar, the sacred animal for the Mesomerican civilizations considered as a symbol of power and prosperity by indigenous cultures. It was crafted from a single block of copal wood in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca. The jaguar is beautifully painted in fucshia and blue tones and decorated with traditional patterns. Such decorative patterns, commonly known as "grecas" can be found