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Grab this Large Frog Alebrijes Figurine today!
This Large Frog Alebrijes Figurine is a part of our craft item collection and is handmade. Perfect for decorating your home, these frog figurines are a great addition. Designs vary.
For millennia, the frog has been endowed with magical powers. Due to the very large number of eggs it lays at one time, it had become a symbol of inspiration, fertility, and abundance. In addition, frogs were believed to have the power to bring friendship. Because of these convictions, the frog has been worn as an amulet by men and women of many cultures – a very powerful and positive symbol. The widespread reliance on the frog’s power was evident in some of the practices of ancient civilizations. In Egypt, frogs were so important that they were often embalmed when they died. In Rome, the frog was a mascot believed to bring good luck to the home. In Latin countries, as well as Europe, frogs have been a subject of inspiration in the arts.
Alebrijes are brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical (fantasy/mythical) creatures, traditionally made from papier-mâché or wood. The art form originated in Mexico City in the 1930s, when Pedro Linares, a papier-mâché artist, began creating surreal, dreamlike creatures after experiencing vivid hallucinations during an illness. His designs, which combined elements of various animals, became widely recognized as alebrijes and were later adopted by artisans in Oaxaca, who began carving them from copal wood, a local softwood.
