Barro Negro: Duck FigurineCharming little barro negro, black clay duck handmade in Oaxaca. Origin: Oaxaca Dimensions: 2. 5''Tall 2. 5''Long 1. 5''Wide

Dimensions: 6''Tall 12''Circumference

This fantastically painted lemur alebrije by Oscar Carrillo is a joyful explosion of color and detail

Dimensions: 1''Tall 2

crafted by Oaxaca alebrije artist Avelino Perez

and the spiritual world

5''Tall 4''Long 1

Of all the figures in his repertoire

Dimensions: 5''Tall 8''Long 4

A one-of-a-kind beauty

Bill Gilbert

The rider can be removed from the bike

For a century and a half — from roughly AD 1000 to 1150 — the Mimbres people of the prehistoric American Southwest painted bowls that rank among the most extraordinary figurative art ever produced in the ancient Americas