Old World Christmas Blown Glass DoDo Bird Ornament

Dodo Bird Ornament. Made from mouth blown glass. Approximately 3.75 inches tall (9cm). Includes a FREE Old World Christmas storage box. Made by Old World Christmas. Each figural glass ornament is hand crafted in age-old tradition using the same techniques that originated in the 1800's. Molten glass is mouth-blown into finely carved molds available only to the Merk Family's Old World Christmas, before a hot solution of liquid silver is poured inside. Dodo Birds lived undisturbed on an Indian Ocean island for so long that they lost the need and ability to fly. It is believed the Dodo went extinct because sailors ate the beast to extinction after finding they were easy to catch..