How lovely are these wooden birds by folk artist Sanna Annukka?! I love her work. This is one of those items i tend to covet, but dont really have a need or use for. I love the little story description:

“In Karelia there was an ancient belief in the Sielulintu or Soul bird. The Sielulintu was thought to deliver the soul to newborn babies and also to transport the soul to the afterlife at the moment of death. It was believed the Sielulintu protected a persons soul at it’s most vulnerable; when dreaming, and it was tradition to keep a carved wooden bird by the bedside to keep the soul safe during sleep.”

Anyway, whether you have 75 pounds to throw around or not, you can enjoy the beauty of these little birds.