Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez wooden shoe form Mexico of black clay it

Mexico of black clay it features incised details for eyes

A charming set of vintage painted wood toy bowling pins or skittles in yellow

I especially love the long plug nose and the painted flipper-arms at his sides

Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 in downtown Manhattan as a store selling professional gear to professional outdoorsmen

in purple colored pencil

Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez wooden shoe form Mexico of black clay itWhat a fabulous armadillo this may be my very favorite animal find yet to add to the menagerie! The body and head are carved of one piece, to which the legs and tail have each been attached by nails (with the nail attached to the tail left loose enough to allow the tail to move from side to side!), and the wood has been left untreated, vigorously decorated with what appears to be black marker, with red inside the mouth as the perfect final touch. So