Awesome Large Kino Bay Mexico Iron Wood Hand Carved Polished Eagle 12

  

Awesome Large Kino Bay Mexico Iron Wood Hand Carved Polished Eagle 12. Thanks to Wikipedia I found that this was actually done in Kino Bay where the Seri Indians moved-but they Never used power tools. It is still a beautiful carving using small hand tools and power tools. And carefully polished by hand.

Please see the following information, courtesy of Wikipedia. The tradition of carving it began with the. In the mid-20th century, the Seri had to move from their traditional home on.

To the mainland, around the same time tourism was developing in. The first to carve ironwood for sale was Jose Astorga, who began with other materials and ironwood for utilitarian items. The craft began to be widely distributed in the 1970s, with non Seris beginning to carve, introducing animals from other areas as subjects, and the use of power tools. Carving, charcoal production and loss of habitat has put pressure on the ironwood tree, which the Mexican government declared protected in 1994.

Carving is still permitted, but the price of the wood has increased and production has decreased.