HERE IS A ANTIQUE HANDMADE REAL BIRD FEATHER COCKATIEL / COCKATOO BIRD PICTURE IN ORIGINAL CARVED WOOD PERIOD FRAME. THE REAL FEATHERS ARE GLUED TO A PAPER BACKING THAT HAS A HAND DRAWN WATERCOLOR OR VEGETABLE DYE TREE BRANCH THE BIRD IS SITTING ON. THIS IS A VERY OLD CIRCA 1920-1940 MAYBE EARLIER FOLK ART PICTURE MOST LIKELY MADE IN MEXICO. THE BACK HAS A VERY EARLY GOLD EMBOSSED LABEL FROM THE HISTORIC "ARCADE BUILDING" IN PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND. THE GOLD LABEL SAYS " THE ARCADE ART STORE PROVIDENCE RI" THE WOOD FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS OR BREAKS TO WOOD, IT IS HAND CARVED. THERE WAS A DARK STAIN LIKE COATING OVER THE WOOD THAT HAS PEELED OR BEEN REMOVED NATURALLY IN MANY SPOTS, HENCE THE DIFFERENCE IN COLOR TONE. THE BACKING IS OLD BROWN PAPER THAT IS VERY TORN AND TATTERED BUT STILL HAS THE BEAUTIFUL OLD EARLY EMBOSSED GOLD FOIL LABEL ON IT. LABEL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE FEATHERED BIRD IS BEAUTIFUL WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORS INCLUDING PINKS, YELLOWS ORANGE, BROWNS, BLACKS, AND LIGHT BLUE. I SEE NO DAMAGE TO THE BIRD. THE PAPER BACKING THE BIRD IS GLUED TO HAS A TINY HOLE IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND SOME WATER STAIN DAMAGE TO THE PAPER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THAT YOU CAN SEE. THE BIRD IS UNTOUCHED. THIS ANTIQUE FOLK ART BIRD MEASURES 16 3/4" X 8" AND IS FRAMED BEHIND GLASS. PLEASE VIEW ALL PICS.