Original Art Piece created by CORE El Centro staff member Laura Anderson, Stippled Portrait of Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican Hairless Dog).
This is not just any canine, El Xolo is the national dog of Mexico, and the oldest breed in the America's. It was revered as a sacred dog by the Aztecs, Toltecs and Maya and was believed to be capable to ward off evil spirits, often buried with their families to travel with them to the underworld.