Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno He then wraped the wire

He then wraped the wire structures in craft paper

Colourful cross tin earrings

With the advent of mass tourism in the 1960s

which is halfway between Mexico City and the Pacific resort of Acapulco

Dimensions 14cm (height) x 7cm (diameter)

Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno He then wraped the wireWooden owl with fish and yellow trousers by Juventino Melchor Dimensions 20cm (height) x 5cm (width) Hand painted and carved by Juventino Melchor Hand made in Mexico Juventino Melchor is a well known Mexican woodcarver and alebrije artist who continues a family legacy of working with wood. His figures are noted for their unique humour and inventiveness. He carves, while his wife and family members paint.