Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People funnel shaped and rear of the back

and rear of the back

I don't know much about the origins of this vintage handmade painted papier mache and cloth Punch doll/puppet

This striking gold and black round lacquer one

The reverse is great as well

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

Guatemalan Finely Woven Cotton Textile Wall Hanging with Birds and People funnel shaped and rear of the backThis charming vintage textile, Guatemalan I believe, is beautifully woven of very high quality cotton. The dark blue ground is very tightly woven of very fine thread, with the figurative design executed in thicker threads, placing it in relief and giving this piece terrific texture. I especially love the man and woman at either end, and the way the birds are balancing at the very edges of the colorful columns upon which they perch. The piece measures