Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe a pioneer in the village's

a pioneer in the village's woodcarving tradition

This volume belongs on the shelf alongside the pieces themselves

Saint Michael is depicted with a calm and resolute expression

exceptional woodcarvings

The tradition did not die with the demise of Casas Grandes

Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe a pioneer in the village'sExtraordinary 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