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Hand Painted Hummingbird Alebrije Wood Sculpture The Leakey Collection and the blue or lightHovering 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. 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 Calo gypsy word for 'something difficult, tangled, confusing or fantastic.' Copal wood 3" H (7. 6 cm) Signed by the