Death and Folklore Mexican Hand Painted Terracotta Hue Wooden Skull Figurine Galuh Kenanga and a long

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Made in & fairly traded from Thailand

8" / 81 cm

Handmade in and fairly traded from Cambodia

The artisans use small knives called kisu to do their impeccable carving and polish the finished work using wet sand

Death and Folklore Mexican Hand Painted Terracotta Hue Wooden Skull Figurine Galuh Kenanga and a longSkulls are a recurrent theme in Mexican handicrafts, reflecting the convivial and familiar attitudes of the Mexican people towards death. Artisans in San Martn Tilcajete in the state of Oaxaca apply their vast wood carving knowledge to various subjects, including skulls. Jesus and Roxana Hernandez of San Martn present a hand carved copal wood skull figurine in a rich terracotta hue. The green, blue, and yellow circles containing geometric patterns on