Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons the other looking quite distressed

the other looking quite distressed

likely from another drawing it was stacked atop

This is a stunning

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Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons the other looking quite distressedThere are certainly some other Oaxacan folk art alebrije owls out there, similarly carved and covered with intensively hand painted patterns, but I must say I have not found another I find nearly as charming as this one. I think it is especially the head and face I love, that shape of which is just the right amount of off kilter, and which is painted in a manner that reminds me a bit of Australian Aboriginal paintings too. Plus those eyes and