Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe This volume belongs on the

This volume belongs on the shelf alongside the pieces themselves

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The tradition did not die with the demise of Casas Grandes

delicate hummingbirds glide between radiating flowers

A magnificent piece of Mexican Folk art by Rocío Fabián features a cat sitting tall and self-assured

Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe This volume belongs on theExtraordinary 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