In Love With a Mexican Alebrijes

I have fallen in love with a winged dragon alebrijes, Have to buy it of course, is it signed? What artisian created this piece of bright gorgeousness? I look for a signature. This phantasmagorical creature has none. No matter. She is from Oaxaca, the ultimate home of the alebrijes. Pedro Linares had a fever in the 1940’s. His fever dreams turned into fantastical creatures. Made first of papier-mache, painted in Zapotec patterns Circles, dots and stripes. Did he know he was starting something big when he made up the word alebrijes? Colorful folk art made more famous by artisians like Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Arturo Cabellero Alebrijes are hybrid creatures carved in wood, painted in bright colors. Representing animal totems or familiars, they are part of the pop culture of Day-of-the-dead parades. Horns representing earth, wings representing air, fins representing water and dragons representing fire. It makes sense I am completely drawn to the winged dragon.