Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl carved face in driftwood and there is a sticker

and there is a sticker from the Stavaridis Gallery on Newbury Street

and an attached head at the other

the glaze appears to have been applied while the pot was turned upside down

mounted to chipboard backs

all of which pack up to fit perfectly inside

Charming Large Vintage Oaxacan Alebrije Owl carved face in driftwood and there is a stickerThere 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