Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno Dimensions 23cm (height) X 7cm

Dimensions 23cm (height) X 7cm (width) x 7 (depth)

Ventura had already progressed from carving masks for local festivals to producing his own distinctive dancing chickens and other fantastic animals

5cm (width)

Dimensions 14cm (height) x 7cm (diameter)

Colourful cross tin earrings

Wooden owl with fish by Juventino Melchor Saulo Moreno Dimensions 23cm (height) X 7cmWooden 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.