Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Saint Figurine They made a series of

They made a series of 50 and this is one of the very few left

The result is a powerful

a nod to Oaxaca’s Guelaguetza festivities

and warm red

this figure radiates purpose and grace

Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Saint Figurine They made a series ofExtraordinary jaguar encounter by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Soledad Cruz, one of the finest painters in the tradition. Soledad worked with her husband Neri, who carved the two jaguars, while she painted them with the precision and depth that has made their collaboration so admired among serious collectors. The jaguar held supreme power in the Mesoamerican world. For the Zapotecs and Aztecs alike, it was the lord of the underworld, a symbol of royal