Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand _artisan--novica-artisan-13724 Worn on a brown leather

Worn on a brown leather cord

The earrings are crafted from sterling silver with a combination of brushed satin and high polish finishes on the petals

Brilliant gold-plated wires form a spiral teardrop shape

Traditionally dyed disks of bone elevate these dynamic earrings to an international work of art

Handmade in & fairly traded from Thailand

Colorful Hummingbird Multi Color Hummingbird Alebrije Sculpture Crafted by Hand _artisan--novica-artisan-13724 Worn on a brown leatherHovering on whirring wings, a whimsical hummingbird seeks out the sweet nectar of flowers. Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into a delightful alebrije painted orange, red, yellow, green, white and black. These fanciful sculptures are a traditional folk art in Oaxaca, once based on twenty totems but today representing all kinds of animals. They take their name from a Cal gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or