Catrina Skeleton Sculpture - Catrina with Watermelon Gold Plated Hand-carved by artisans in India

Hand-carved by artisans in India from a single piece of ethically-sourced sheesham wood

a petite tree extends golden branches

accentuating the box with gold-tone trim

Peru of natural raw materials including locally sourced clay and plant dyes

grey-black cultured pearl radiates a dark aura

Catrina Skeleton Sculpture - Catrina with Watermelon Gold Plated Hand-carved by artisans in IndiaWorking in papier mache, Marina Lozano of Mexico creates this excellent catrina statuette. The skeletal sculpture is elegantly dressed, with ribbons and flowers in her hair and a large slice of watermelon in her hands. Lozano designs the figurine after the original 'La Calavera Catrina', 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