Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez hand-carved toad This bowl radiates joy--everything about

This bowl radiates joy--everything about it feels absolutely right

with thin black bands near the lip of the lid and near the top and bottom of the body

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Handmade Mexican Folk Art Wooden Armadillo Attrib. Manuel Jimenez hand-carved toad This bowl radiates joy--everything aboutWhat 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