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Alebrije Monumental "El Gallo"

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Alebrije hecho por Miguel Linares Mendoza, nieto de Pedro Linares (creador de los alebrijes). Gracias Elsa Linares por tan valiosa información!

El alebrije o, menos correctamente alebrige, es una artesanía mexicana de reciente reconocimiento inventada por Pedro Linares López en 1936 en México D.F., hecha de diferentes tipos de papel o de madera tallada y pintada con colores alegres y vibrantes. Generalmente representan a un animal imaginario, conformado por elementos fisionómicos de varios animales diferentes

 

Alebrije made by Miguel Linares Mendoza, Pedro Linares's son (creator of the alebrijes). Thanks Elsa Linares for such a valuable information!

 

Alebrije (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈβɾihe]) are brightly-colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. Pedro Linares first used the term to describe his papier mache creations in 1936 in Mexico City; generally they represent an imaginary animal made up of parts of different animals. It is also now commonly used in reference to the Oaxacan woodcarvings popularized by Manuel Jimenez.

 

 

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