Wonderful Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Birds - Sold Individually shipibo pottery bowls which seem a mix of

which seem a mix of white and a reddish horsehair

I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere

I love that he embodies a feeling of instability and anticipation

3 1/4" across at lip and 2 5/8" across at base

making a watercolor would have been the way to document and later share one's travels

Wonderful Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Birds - Sold Individually shipibo pottery bowls which seem a mix ofI think these are amazing. I've come across a few others (though none as lovely), but no one ever seems to know anything about them. I think most likely they were part of a cuckoo clock or something similar, where some sort of mechanics would periodically trigger their wings to raise and beaks to open perhaps simultaneously producing a chirp chirp! I like these stuck in a small vase like flowers, or you could stick them in a small planter, to circle