Handmade Skeleton Baker Figurine, "Baker Catrin"

This original ceramic sculpture from Jorge Escamilla in Mexico is of a baker catrin, in an homage to José Guadalupe Posada's original artwork. The figure wears an apron and carries a platter of enticing baked goods. He balances a larger platter of treats, including traditional conchas (sweet shell-shaped buns), on his head.
The original "La Calavera Catrina" was a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait to lampoon Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.