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. These 2 1/2" drop mismatched
earrings feature a patina brass drop with calaveras and stack of lampwork glass beads like
sugar candy. Components and earwires are copper. Select either a blue-green or pink-yellow background to the
calaveras design.
Cost: $20.00 USD
Cost of gift shipment (domestic shipping only): $5.95 USD
m a k e i t a g i f t
s h i p m e n t :
Looking to ship this item separately as a gift? Gift shipment includes gift boxing and an occasion specific
card sent to the recipient via USPS Priority Mail. Fill out the fields below including this
jewelry item name, the recipient name and address, and occasion and this item will be
sent to the recipient with a card and note. See the gift box section
for samples of shipments with different occasion specific cards. Cost of gift shipment (domestic shipping only): $5.95 USD
c a t e g o r i e s :
- Color: blue green
- Color: orange red
- Material: lampwork glass
- Material: organics+
- Type: earrings
- Something Special: everyday gifts
The earrings are strong enough to withstand tugs and pulls, and the owner is likely
to yelp before the earrings will! As with
all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.
