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alebrijes (<sculpture by subject type>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Distinctive Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures, usually brightly colored and imade of wood or papier-mâche. Although inspired by elements of earlier Mexican-Spanish and indigenous art, the style of these works is attributed Pedro Linares, active In the 1930s. |
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alebrijes (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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alebrijes (Portuguese-P,D,L,PN)
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alebrije (C,U,English,AD,L,SN)
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alebrije (Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VC |
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Portuguese ..... Distintas esculturas mexicanas de arte folk de criaturas fantásticas; em geral, brilhantemente coloridas e feitas de madeira ou papel machê. Embora inspiradas por elementos da arte indígena e mexicana-espanhola anterior, o estilo desses trabalhos é atribuido à Pedro Linares, ativo nos anos 1930. |
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