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What is the name of the intricate, hand-carved wooden figures of fantastic animals, painted in bright acrylic colours, originally created in the 1930s by Pedro Linares during a fever dream?
Answer: Alebrijes — Alebrijes are fantastical creatures blending features of real and imagined animals, originally conceived in Mexico City but now strongly associated with Oaxacan wood carving.
- A Retablos
- B Ninos Dios
- C Sarapes
- D Alebrijes ✓
Alebrijes are fantastical creatures blending features of real and imagined animals, originally conceived in Mexico City but now strongly associated with Oaxacan wood carving.