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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
[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?]
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