Dante Xoloitzcuintle Dog Coco Style Alebrije Oaxacan Wood CarvingABOUT THIS ALEBRIJE This is an authentic Oaxacan wood carving. It depicts a Xoloitzcuintle dog, the sacred animal of the Aztecs that helped to cross to the Mictlan after death. It was made of copal wood in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca. Zapotec indigenous people did this outstanding wooden alebrije. Coco, the movie; did a thorough research and a beautiful representation of the Mexican tradition of Alebrijes. in the movie, Alebrijes are part of a tale