**Originally Listed At $300**

Latin America, Mexico, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A handmade pottery Catrina doll dressed in fine satin and lace with pearl bead necklaces. Her body is made from a conical and hollow terracotta with a plaster head and hands - the head can rotate 360 degrees and is removable. These skeletal figures are quite popular during the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday, and these well-dressed ladies known as la Calavera Catrina or Catrinas, traditionally wear elaborate hats and Edwardian clothing. "Catrina" translates to a female dandy, and the classic image of la Calavera Catrina originated with the Mexican graphic artist Jose Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913) in the early 1900s. A political cartoonist who was no stranger to controversy, Posada created a dandy-looking female as a satire / commentary on Mexican identity. Size: 6" L x 6" W x 22" H (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm x 55.9 cm)

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection

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The wood base is no longer attached to the pottery cylinder body. Some losses to pearl beads on hat and some lint on clothing, but otherwise great condition. Head is removable.