Benito Juarez -Oaxacan Wood Carving - Eleazar Morales

Excellent wood carving by one of Oaxacas most popular artists Eleazar Morales depicting Benito Juarez who was Mexicos 26th president. Today Benito Juárez is remembered as being a progressive reformer dedicated to democracy, equal rights for his nation's indigenous peoples, reduction in the power of organized religion and a defense of national sovereignty. He was the first president of indigenous Origin having been born in Oaxaca to poor Zapotec rural parents. 

Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico

Height/Length/Width: 8.5" x 5.5" x 4"

Material: Copal wood

Signed by the artist (Eleazar Morales)