Alebrijes: Oaxacans Turn Ancestors’ Craft Into Artworks
Lucia Newman - Al Jazeera
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October 2, 2017
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Brightly colored folk art crafted in a remote Mexican town can sell for thousands of dollars. Months can be spent creating the fantastical wooden creatures, called the Alebrijes.

Al Jazeera's Latin America Editor Lucia Newman reports from Oaxaca.

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