Vibrant Vintage Mexican Folk Art Feather Craft Red Bird Picture Carved Frame

Vibrant Vintage Mexican Folk Art Feather Craft Bird Picture Carved Frame Vintage Mexican feathercraft art, a traditional folk art technique where actual bird feathers are used to create the image of a bird. The art form, known as plumería, has pre-Hispanic origins and was highly prized by the Aztecs. The bird's body and the surrounding foliage are hand-painted, with the feathers applied to add texture and vibrant color. Pieces like this typically date from the 1940s or 1950s and were popular as tourist art. The artwork is housed in a hand-carved wooden frame, a common feature of this type of Mexican folk art. See photos for approximate measurements. In Used Vintage condition. Glass front wooden frame. See two other Vintage Mexican feathercraft art pieces on my closet.