Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor barro sin plumo Grape and milky white tumbler

Grape and milky white tumbler

\n \nHe now lives in Tlalpujahua

"Saint visitation" -  is a genuine retablo acquired by the Vilchis family \nDimensions 25cm width x 32cm length \n Genuine retablos are painted onto tin and comissioned by a family or individual to give thanks for an answered prayer

Colours may change from batch to batch

Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor barro sin plumo Grape and milky white tumblerWooden owl with fish and yellow trousers by Juventino Melchor Dimensions 20cm (height) x 5cm (width) Hand painted and carved by Juventino Melchor Hand made in Mexico Juventino Melchor is a well known Mexican woodcarver and alebrije artist who continues a family legacy of working with wood. His figures are noted for their unique humour and inventiveness. He carves, while his wife and family members paint.