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Festival de la Catrina Figurine

£175.00

A beautiful handmade clay figure of La Catrina, the iconic elegant skeleton figure of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico, a cultural fusion of indigenous traditions and Catholic holidays, celebrating life and death through vibrant art, costumes, and honouring ancestors, not mourning them as something scary.

This particular La Catrina was bought in San Diego and was made in Capula, Mexico.

The height of La Catrina is 21 cm.

A beautiful handmade clay figure of La Catrina, the iconic elegant skeleton figure of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico, a cultural fusion of indigenous traditions and Catholic holidays, celebrating life and death through vibrant art, costumes, and honouring ancestors, not mourning them as something scary.

This particular La Catrina was bought in San Diego and was made in Capula, Mexico.

The height of La Catrina is 21 cm.

La Catrina was created as satire by artist José Guadalupe Posada, La Catrina (originally La Calavera Garbancera) mocked Mexicans adopting European fashions, but artist Diego Rivera later named her and cemented her as an icon of Mexican identity and death.

She represents the acceptance of death as part of life, a reminder that everyone, rich or poor, becomes a skeleton, but also a celebration of departed loved ones.

The "Festival de la Catrina" is the lively, artistic expression of the Day of the Dead, using this iconic figure to embrace heritage, remember family, and celebrate the cycle of life and death