Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover photo of policeman One finds a variety of

One finds a variety of wooden folk houses and structures painted on wood blocks as these are

with a second green-faced portrait inside

which made some good ones

I find these mini pool balls aesthetically satisfying in the same way I do old clay marbles -- just great looking

Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover photo of policeman One finds a variety ofA fun one for the library, for the playroom, or for the studio, where it might inspire all sorts of things. The full title of this 1976 book is "Mexican Folk Toys, Festival Decorations and Ritual Objects," and indeed it covers lots of ground, including information about, and many pictures both black and white and color of all sorts of handmade toys and games, spiritual objects and the contexts in which they were are traditionally used, and a month by