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This is a delightful piece of outstanding vintage folk art created by Florentino Fuentes of Oaxaca, Mexico. It’s an amazing conglomeration of contortionist skeletons hand-carved from copal wood. Fabulous and really well done this piece came to me from a private collection. It measures approximately 11 1/2″ in height, 9″ in length by 4 in depth and is signed. All auctions are unconditionally guaranteed and proceeds benefit are animal sanctuary in northern Arizona, Little Orphan Animals. Thank you for your support!

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This is a wonderful moving Dias De Los Muertos Ferris Wheel with little skeletons is entirely made of Clay and Metal bolts for the spinning mechanism. This piece spins around and is extremely detailed in its painting. This really fun wheel was. De Matamoros Puebla , by. The the Ramirez Family. It is a Great example of Mexican folk art and is very decorative and colorful! This figure would make a lovely gift for the Day of the Dead Lover or fun addition to your own Mexican Folk Art Collection.. It measures: 11 1/4. Inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide and 7 inches long. He is a Great example of Mexican folk art from Puebla Mexico. The item “Ferris Wheel Day of the Dead Skeletons Handmade & Hand Painted Mexican Folk Art” is in sale since Saturday, March 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Latin American\Mexico\Folk Art”. The seller is “oaxacanarts” and is located in Dedham, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

• Handmade: Yes
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
• Culture: Mexican
• Provenance: Newly Made

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