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[Calavera with blue hat, spring arms & legs].

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Title	[Calavera with blue hat, spring arms & legs].
Description	This colorful statuette or figurine is that of a skeleton-man with white cotton hair riding a green motorcycle. It has the face of a calavera. "Calavera (skull) are probably the most recognizable emblems of the Day of the Dead, celebrated annually in Mexico on November 1st, coinciding with the Catholic observation of All Saint's Day. Calaveras are whimsical caricatures of skulls or skeletons. Calavera literally means "skull", but in the context of Day of the Dead celebration, it also means skeleton (instead of esqueleto). As with other aspects of the Day of the Dead festival, calveras are generally depicted as joyous rather than mournful figures. This goes back to Aztec belief that no dead soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that death should be a joyous occasion. The Day of the Dead is a uniquely Mexican celebration, a cultural festival resembling Halloween in many ways, but with more cultural and spiritual meaning."
Subject	Death in art--Specimens.; Skull in art--Specimens.; Skeleton--In art--Specimens.; Motorcycles in art--Specimens.; Folk art--Mexico--Specimens.; R 793
Date	[between 2000 and 2016?]