{"product_id":"martin-xuana-festival-dancer-with-owl-mask","title":"Martin Xuana: Alebrije carnival Dancer with Owl Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist Martin Xuana \u003cstrong\u003eboldly reimagines the alebrije tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ebreathing new life into ancient carving with a distinctly modern spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e. This dancer captures that creative energy in motion: poised mid-step, one clawed foot gripping the wood base, the body caught in a graceful twist as if spinning through a dance. Xuana allows the copal wood’s natural soul to shine, preserving its earthy mystique instead of polishing it away. This connection to the material grounds even his most animated figures, infusing them with a sense of ancestral power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe owl mask commands attention as the heart of the piece. Beneath this crown, the eyes glow as bold, forward-facing discs of warm orange, encircled by turquoise and burgundy petals and finished with delicate white dots—a striking contrast to the looser carving of the body. The dark, downward-curved beak seals the owl’s unmistakable presence. Such animal masks are steeped in Oaxacan dance tradition, where performers embody animal spirits for the duration of a fiesta, and the mask itself, more than the dancer, becomes the soul of the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dancer’s skirt ripples with a woven, feathered texture, painted black and adorned with silver lines, hatching, spirals, and tiny dots that shimmer and shift with every change of light. In one uplifted hand, the figure clutches a bent vine, twisted into a broad loop reminiscent of a dancer’s hoop. This vine arcs outward, carrying the movement beyond the sculpture’s form and echoing the living material from which the piece was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Oaxaca \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 15''Tall 7''Long 6''Wide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandia Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48730138345721,"sku":"731361MX","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/1069\/3451\/files\/Alebrije-Festival-Dancer-Oaxaca-9679.jpg?v=1785428963","url":"https:\/\/www.sandiafolk.com\/products\/martin-xuana-festival-dancer-with-owl-mask","provider":"Sandia Folk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}