Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas chip carved box My favorite Oaxacan alebrije are

My favorite Oaxacan alebrije are classic

which I think is part of what makes them good

A few tiny stains to the paper and two holes at left from where it was bound with string

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Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas chip carved box My favorite Oaxacan alebrije areThis unusual RPPC appeals to me for a whole host of reasons both immediate and complex, formal and conceptual, starting with what I find to be the striking beauty and evocativeness of the image, which captures a cased museum type display featuring "the original Bowie knife," told here to have been found on the dead body of pioneer and Texas folk hero James Bowie at the Battle of the Alamo. Based on the text it appears that the display was created by