Museum quality skeleton figurines

Small skeleton figurines are handmade by artisans and sold at outdoor markets. (Unless they're really good artists and export all their folk art to the United States!) Families look forward to shopping for these skeletons (calaveras) to decorate their home altars and cemetery tombs. New pieces are bought each year. They are always depicting a happy skeleton doing something they enjoyed when they were alive. Most of the folk art we sell is made by artisans in Oaxaca, Puebla, and the state of Mexico.

Market women mini skeletons
These three market women and one skeleton hussy who probably doesn't do her own market shopping since she's all dressed up in her china poblana dress, are beautifully detailed and well made skeleton figurines for your collection.

These clay figures are very limited in production from a family workshop in Puebla. If you talk to yourself while you're working on your computer, they make nice companions and at night, walk around the piles of paper and burrito wrappers (and tequila shot glasses) that you have on your desk. They never complain although their tacones (Mexican high heels) are rarin' to dance. Please note, they all have their mouths open... "*comadriando", no doubt.
Great gift or addition to any collection. All approx 4 1/2" tall.

Skull Vendor on Horse

Kathi's favorite! (like she can ride a horse!)
M6029 $26

China Poblana

It's hard to wear a heavy sequined dress with a big cactus on it!

F2076 $26

Basket of Skulls*

This busty skeleton has a basket of sugar skulls
M6032 $26

Watermelon Woman

Nothing tastes better on a hot, steamy afternoon on the Mexican beach, than a big piece of sandia. M6030 $26


Nopal/Smoking Skeleton A classic, stereotypical, Mexican icon. 3.5" tall M6001 $26 *	Serenade Boat Couple M6000 $24	Punk Rocker A1124 $26


Fat Mariachis - 8 Piece Mini Musico Band, 2" h, Painted clay. N2080 $48 for the SET! ( random suit colors!)

*Are you still wondering what "comadriando" means? Well, comadres are women friends; many times they are godmother's to each other's children, but Mexicans are loose in who they call a "comadre". When comadres get together, they gossip, talk, tell secrets and pass on the village news... noise level goes up and they drive their husband's nuts.
Comadriando is a PRESENT PARTICIPLE! and English should have a similar word in our language.


Moto Mama - Smoking with wild hair. 3.5 "h A1122 $26	Happy Widow F2001 $22	Motorcycle guy 3.5"h A1109 $26 (Out)

Museum Quality Collector's Mini Skeletons ~ $26 each

For the Day-of-the-Dead Collector who has everything and just wants more...
Super fine, 3.5 inch mini skeletons from Puebla are extremely well detailed. Very limited quantities. If you can't see the difference from the $16 gray based mini's, don't buy these. Note the Frida has teensy-weensy dangling bird earrings and the traditional Mexican traje dancers have little skull maracas!


Borracho F2039 $26	Viejitos F2035$26	Quetzal F2037 $26	Deer Dancer F2038 $26


Frida with parrot earrings F2036 $26	Elvis F2075 $26	Bride holding calla lily F2034 $26	Frida with monkey & very big earrings F2048 $26