Cat of the Moon and Water Mexico Alebrije Mystical Cat Sculpture Oaxaca Folk Art Evergreen Guardian Imports Inc Yuni Kristina uses the batik

Yuni Kristina uses the batik technique to craft the patterns on the scarf

Flanked by petite spheres of deep blue lapis lazuli and gleaming baubles of sterling silver

three pointing up crossed with three pointed down

Pima cotton

Includes one ink cartridge

Cat of the Moon and Water Mexico Alebrije Mystical Cat Sculpture Oaxaca Folk Art Evergreen Guardian Imports Inc Yuni Kristina uses the batikThe moon illuminates a mysterious blue cat, while fish and turtles swim across its body. Invoking the power of the moon and water, Zeny and Reyna transform found pieces of copal wood into an exquisite alebrije. 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 fantastic.'