Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez hand-carved toad Hand-turned

Hand-turned

broadly smiling and waving bear

and large-scale outdoor sculpture—was exhibited and commissioned by entities around the country and internationally

others Asian

or really any manner of other little things

Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez hand-carved toad Hand-turnedWhat 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