La Catrina Flowery Death. Day-Of-The-Dead Clay Tile > 481315-7 | 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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Flowery death. This is a colorful tile celebrating the day of the dead. La Catrina is a Mexican icon created by Jose Guadalupe Posada and embedded into the Mexican culture. Traditionally in the Mexican culture people go to graveyards on the day of the dead (November 2nd), place food and party on the place close to their dead relatives. This is a way to laugh at the death and not take it so seriously, but enjoy life and think about the death as a remote possibility. The tile is raised, meaning the glaze is not completely flat, giving it body to the surface for a highlighted texture.
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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