Under The Nopal. Day-Of-The-Dead Clay Tile > 481315-0 | Main characteristics |
Width: 6" Length: 6" Depth: 0.35" Weight: 0.7 pounds
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Our price: $13.99 |
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This tile is raised and hand-painted. It has a black background celebrating life with a good friend and what can be better than a nopal and chile theme to do so? This is a colorful tile celebrating the day of the dead. Traditionally in the Mexican culture people go to graveyards on the day of the dead (November 2nd), place food on the place close to their dead relatives.
Jose Guadalupe Posadas (1852 – 1913) a Mexican lithographer from the 18th century popularized the skeleton cartoons which later on transformed into lithographs. The main purpose of his work was political. The Catrina is a satirization of the upper class women during the 19th century, during Porfirio Diaz reign. Later on, his work was associated with the Mexican holiday "Dia De Los Muertos" or "Day of the dead".
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