Vintage Highly Collectible Davila Hand Carved Painted Wood Snake

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Whimsical, 1980's hand carved wooden folk art snake, painted in a banded green and red pattern and signed on the … Read more Whimsical, 1980's hand carved wooden folk art snake, painted in a banded green and red pattern and signed on the bottom by artist "Davila". Richard Luis "Jimbo" Davila (b.1955-) is a Santa Fe, New Mexico folk artist who is renowned for his wooden snakes. He carved his snakes of pine and painted them with exterior latex paints. His work is exhibited in private art collections and folk art museums, including the American Folk Art Museum in NYC and the International Folk Art Museum in New Mexico. This is one of his early snakes. The green is more the color of the first photo See less