I do appreciate these artists who create the Oaxacan detail techniques of painting and carving. This is a great example of how that is done. I will look forward to collecting more from these artisans!
I have so many hummingbirds from NOVICA artisans that I'm slow to get more, but this one looked really pretty with the purple. Turns out it's also thickly carved, except for the head and beak, which gives it a nice feeling of depth.