Lucero Fuentes: Little Dog Woodcarving yunta What might seem a mismatch

What might seem a mismatch instead becomes a poised equilibrium: the head’s geometry suggests alert intelligence

Antonio honors all of it without sentimentality

Color-matched inside lining

The eyes of the mask are carved and have volume

The pole itself

Lucero Fuentes: Little Dog Woodcarving yunta What might seem a mismatchThis little alebrije pup is bursting with personality! Hand carved and hand painted in Oaxaca, it has the floppy ears of a hound and a tail held high with confidence, as if its about to wag into a playful trot. Its body glows in fiery shades of orange and red, decorated with lively geometric and striped patterns in blues, purples, and pinks that bring it to life. Lucero Fuentes gave it soulful eyes and a bright turquoise nose that make it look curious