2 Iron Wood Owls both One of a Kind hand carved figures

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You are bidding on 2 owls. The pictures show how beautiful they are. The large one is a little over 16 1/2" tall and weighs about 10#s. The smaller one is about 9" and weighs about 4#. 's a little information about Ironwood I thought was interesting Live ironwood trees are NOT harvested for carving. Ironwood (Olneya Tesota) which the Seris (Kunkaak) call "Comitin", is a Desert Tree that is extremely hard and is dried by nature for a long time period (100-250 years). It's one of the hardest and densest of natural woods. This species is only found in the Sonoran Desert (Mexico, So. CA. And AZ.)w it's local name is palo fierro (iron stick). It is extremely hard, will not float on water, and only burns with a very hot flame. Today, most of the ironwood used for carving comes from Kino bay, Calle 12 and the Caborca area. The carvings require three years of natural curing. The gatrs collect fallen ironwood and sell it to the carvers in Hermosillo, Miguel Alleman and Kino Bay sell Sonoran ironwood carvings often describe them as "hand carved," "Seri Style," "Authentic" and even "Genuine Seri." Ironwood is actually very common in Mexico's Sonoran Desert. Highway 15 from Santa Ana to Hermosillo and Kino Highway from Hermosillo to Kino Bay pass through extensive areas in which ironwood predominates. The best wood comes from the higher read more
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