DepartmentLatin America

Otter with fish alebrije

NameAnimal figure; sculpture

Artist Manuel Jimenez (Mexican, 1919 - 2005)

CultureOaxacan

Dateca. 1980s

(not assigned)Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Mediumwood, paint

Dimensions11 × 19 × 8 in. (27.9401 × 48.2601 × 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of Blaine Gutermuth

Object numberA.2024.14.1ab

Collections

New Acquisitions: The Gift of Folk Art

DescriptionWooden alebrije sculpture of an otter with a detatchable fish that sits inside the otter's mouth. Overall white fur with black line pattern, pink claws, blue snout, yellow eyes and red tongue and ears. Fish is overall blue with yellow fins and green head.