Catrina with Lilies Mexican Skeletal Catrina Papier Mache Statuette _artisan--novica-artisan-10428 a spotted octopus is hand-carved

a spotted octopus is hand-carved of bone

harking back to the ancient Maya

completed by cloth-like patterns

Natural labradorite is the centerpiece of this elegant bracelet

Enveloped in sterling petals

Catrina with Lilies Mexican Skeletal Catrina Papier Mache Statuette _artisan--novica-artisan-10428 a spotted octopus is hand-carvedWorking in papier mache, Marina Lozano of Mexico creates this wonderful catrina statuette. The skeletal sculpture is elegantly dressed, with ribbons and flowers in her hair and a bouquet of alcatraces or calla lilies at her bosom. 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