d i a d e l o s m u e r t o s
While coincident with Halloween and All Saints Day, the "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated in
Mexico and other countries in Central and South America has separate roots of tradition.
The Day of the Dead originated with Aztec and other Nahua people as a time to welcome
deceased loved ones back to their families in spirit. The sugar skulls and face-painting appeared
after the 1900s when Mexican political cartoonist Guadalupe Posada put a "face" to the tradition
of literary calaveras (satirical poetic tombstone epitaphs). The artist Diego Rivera featured
one of Posada's stylized skeletons, and the rest is history.
Each 18" necklace features a patina
brass pendant with calaveras design on watercolor paper protected with resin.
Select either a the blue-green design with a sterling silver rolo chain or pink-yellow design
with a 14-kt gold-fill beading chain.
Cost: $26.00 USD (sterling silver) or $38.00 USD (14kt gold-fill)
g i f t i n s t r u c t i o n s :
If this item is going to be a gift, enter the
gift recipient name in the text box when you add this item to your cart. If your entire order
is going to one recipient (yourself or other), no other action is needed and you can
specify the shipping address in PayPal checkout. However, if you would like multiple recipients
in the same order, we can accommodate that! Before
you check out, make sure to add a gift box
to your cart for each gift recipient in your order.
You will be charged $4.95 USD for each recipient other than yourself and you'll need to add
the recipient name and address to the gift box text field. Also, each recipient can receive
multiple items for the same $4.95 gift box fee;
just continue to specify their name when adding items to your cart.
c a t e g o r i e s :
- Color: blue purple
- Material: organics+
- Something Special: everyday gifts
- Type: necklaces - mid
The components in this necklace are tough enough to handle curious tugs and pulls.
As with
all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.
