Antique Slingshot Mayan Carved Wood Owl Bird Guatemala Handmade Folk Art Honda

Description

Antique Slingshot Mayan Carved Wood Owl Bird Guatemala Handmade Folk Art. Condition is "Used".
This beauty is 5” in length and has a great worn patina.
One of the slats on top of the head has broken away long ago.
Honda means slingshot in Spanish.
Antique Guatemalan slingshots, miniature wood sculptures of tremendous beauty and expressiveness, are a traditional folk art form. Each one is unique. The carvings often represent a person's animal co-spirit (Nahuales of the Mayan spirit world), or historical or religious figures.
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