Went into a Goodwill store and there were a lot of Mexican items in the miscellaneous aisle.
Very cool handmade bowls and utensils, clay and wood.
I snagged a long spaghetti noodle grabber type thing (Mexican cultures use them for straining greens when serving) I thought would make a fabulous back scratcher. It is very long, since they are often cooking in large community pots on an open fire. This piece is ornately carved, but looks brand new.
Also I found a well used cocoa stirrer. It is used for the drink they make with ground cocoa, but with water like coffee.
These incredible, hand carved utensils are used to foam up the cocoa while it's hot as a treat.
But, my real prize is a larger than life Olmec Warrior clay mask. Very primitive, crude and scary looking. It will be a wall hanger in my music room.
I'm thinking of spacing it out from the wall a couple of inches on wine corks (got a two pound box for $5 long ago. That's A Lot! Still finding uses for them) and putting one of those cheap, tiny LED votive candles behind it to make it appear to glow from the inside.
This is a cutesy Olmec Mask from an ad, meant to sell, but mine is scary, raw and hideous.
