Mexican Folk Art Wooden Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez old mirror which operated from 1859 to

which operated from 1859 to 1899--so the toy is well over a hundred years old

Such a beauty of a box

Lid measures 4 3/4" across

In recent years I’ve become a huge fan of the work of many Canadian Inuit & First Nations artists

That sale was of a Boston gallerist who dealt in Haitian art

Mexican Folk Art Wooden Alebrije in the Manner of Manuel Jimenez old mirror which operated from 1859 toThis is a handmade wooden Alebrije, or carved wooden animal, from Oaxaca, Mexico, very much in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manual Jimenez, if not made by him specifically, which it might be. But I am not quite sure what animal it is meant to represent exactly! The neck is not quite long to be a giraffe (though he did some terrific giraffes, which this closely resembles but for the shorter neck and tail), but too long to be a deer, I think.