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More than a craft...

Oaxaca already produced small sculptures of animals locally, but with the boost given by these demonstrations, production increased significantly. In this region, woodworking has been known and has been present since ancient times: the Zapotec art of the pre-Hispanic period and the Mesoamerican culture used this material to produce masks, totems, musical instruments and small objects.

This is a version of mine about a part of the Alebrijes history