Victorian Braided Hair Hearts Momento Mori chain necklace There are certainly some other

There are certainly some other Oaxacan folk art alebrije owls out there

which were signed by their owner not once by twice--first one the underside of the box top in 1927

No flaws in coiling

this one is from Boston

which happily lends is another dimension

Victorian Braided Hair Hearts Momento Mori chain necklace There are certainly some otherI've been keeping a close eye out for Victorian braided hair momento, so was thrilled to find this delicate, unfussy example preserving several pieces together under glass, two of them carefully woven into hearts. Likely these were done as mourning braids, but I believe these were also made with hair of the living. It appears that the larger heart may have been made with two or three different locks, perhaps representing sisters, or mother and