Day of the Dead Catrina Ceramic Sculpture - Flirtatious Catrina Butterfly and pear shaped lapis lazuli

and pear shaped lapis lazuli stones in sterling silver bezel settings

Measures approximately 8-inches tall

Measurements: 7"L

8 inches L x 19 inches W

Day of the Dead Catrina Ceramic Sculpture - Flirtatious Catrina Butterfly and pear shaped lapis lazuliWorking in ceramic, artisan Rita Sandoval creates this marvelous catrina sculpture. The skeletal figurine is beautifully clad in a red and yellow gown and matching hat; the slit in her skirt flirtatiously reveals her leg. The original 'La Calavera Catrina' was a zinc etching created by the artist Jos Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives