Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons 4 3/4" wide x 3

4 3/4" wide x 3 3/4" tall x 2 1/8" deep

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and it is 100% the perfect vessel for holding pens or paintbrushes or toothbrushes or wooden kitchen spoons

but I don't know anything about him

This is a stunning

Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons 4 3/4" wide x 3There 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