The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabián San Martin de Tilcajete 5 cmWood/PaintOrigin OaxacaSigned

5 cmWood/PaintOrigin OaxacaSigned

Simple carving and painting - the heart of Oaxacan wood carving

a tradition celebrated during Carnival and the Dia de los Muertos in Izúcar de Matamoros in the Mixteca region of Puebla

Josefina is best known for her small clay figurines

The Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabián San Martin de Tilcajete 5 cmWood/PaintOrigin OaxacaSigned8x11 h. 13 cm Wood Paint Origin Oaxaca Signed The Dancing Chicken, an invention by the first generation Oaxacan master carver Ventura Fabian (1938 2019) are continued to be carved by his son Norberto Fabian Xuana and painted by his wife, Blanca Estela Melchor Mendez.