Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons making for easy hanging somewhere

making for easy hanging somewhere near the cookie jar

This is a stunning

but I don't know anything about him

green and orange

Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl turned wooden spoons making for easy hanging somewhereThere 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