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1960s Large Hand-carved Iron Wood American Bald Eagle Art Sculpture
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A large hand-carved iron wood eagle perched on a tree stump and surveying the surroundings ready to fly.
Hand carved wood vintage extremely detailed bald eagle perched upon rockery with glass eyes.
Hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture highly stylized bird-of-prey American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood.
Made in USA Circa 1960.
Hand crafted in amazing detail from one of earth's hardest natural ironwood.
This is an authentic art piece crafted in the Sonoran Desert from native Olneya ironwood.
This is a very impressive and fine quality large hand carved wooden eagle.
Dimensions: Height: 13.5 in Width: 14.5 in Depth: 7 in.
Hand-carved ironwood American eagle art sculpture .
The use of Ironwood (palo fierro) to create sculptures of animals and figures is attributed to a Seri Indian.
Jose Astorga, in the 1950s. Astorga, formerly a pumice stone sculptor, began making use of the ironwood indigenous to the region. Ironwood was commonly used in carving harpoons, toys, tools, and instruments, but until Astorga began using the wood to carve animals, ironwood was not associated with artistic sculpture. It is extremely difficult to carve this dense, heavy hardwood into highly polished, finely detailed works of art.
The Ironwood comes from the heavy, dense heart wood that trees produce. The wood is one of the heaviest in the world. Traditionally, it was used for firewood and charcoal with some carving.
Found almost exclusively in the desert of Arizona, this tree is truly one of nature's wonders. North American Southwestern desert ironwood gets its name from its amazing hardness and heavy weight (similar" to petrified wood). Though this wood is very difficult to work, it is meticulously carved and etched to reveal incredible detail. Very nice polished heavy dark wood, no dents with a smooth finish over all excellent condition with beautiful visible wood grains. From Wikipedia: "Mexican ironwood carvings is a handcraft that began with the Seri indigenous people of the state of Sonora. The wood comes from Olneya tesota, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). It is a slow growing important shade tree found in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is so dense that it lacks air bubbles and sinks in water. The Ironwood comes from the heavy, dense heart wood that trees produce. The wood is one of the heaviest in the world. Traditionally, it was used for firewood and charcoal with some carving. In the mid-20th century, the Seri had to move from their traditional home of Tiburon Island to the mainland, around the same time tourism was developing in Kino Bay. The first to carve ironwood for sale was Jose Astorga, who began with other materials and ironwood for utilitarian items. In the 1960s, he began carving ironwood figures which sold well to tourists and others followed. 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. Although carving is still permitted, the price of the wood has increased and production has decreased."
- Dimensions:Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950
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- Seller Location:North Hollywood, CA
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