Catrina con Rebozo - traditional figure of La Catrina

Figure Catrina con Rebozo 

Figure of Catrina con Rebozo, 58 cm high and 20 cm in diameter. The Catrina con Rebozo figurine shows a lady in a beautiful patterned sombrero, covered with a scarf. Regular patterns decorating the dress refer with symbolism to the floral motifs, and the colors are shitty shades of yellow, orange, red and green. The scarf is a color scheme referring to the dress, which is finished with a valance with floral patterns. The whole harmonizes perfectly with the hat, which adds charm and dignity.

The figure was handmade by a Mexican artist using craft methods. Details, such as the frill, applications on the hat were made by hand from a special mass. The whole was colored and then fired. What draws attention is the artist's extraordinary care in decorating the dress and hat with complicated patterns. The final varnishing of the figure allows to give depth and exceptionally decorative character to the figure.

La Catrina

The La Catrina symbolism refers to the Mexican feast of the dead. The Mexicans believe that death is a stage in their journey. During the Mexican feast of the dead, contact with the spirits of the dead is possible. Mexicans enjoy this possibility and the spirits of those closest to them symbolize Catrina. La Catrina is a very important symbol in Mexican beliefs and culture, it shows the passing away and its inevitability, it refers to the transformation of the human body shell, with immortality and the eternal path of the spirit.