Carved and painted by Ana Xuana, a master from San Martin Tilcajete's enduring Zapotec tradition. This superlative skeleton features a restrained polychromatic palette with gold vestments and deep purple accents.  Its formal sophistication and technical precision position it within the canon of museum quality Oaxacan folk art. 

• Carved by Hand with Simple Tools
• Thoroughly Sanded to a Porcelain Finish
• Individually Crafted with Impeccable Precision
• Signed by the Artist
• Oaxacan Carving made from prized Copal Wood
• Single Piece Carving 
• Origin of This Carving is the village of San Martin Tilcajete
• Premium Handmade Mexican Folk Art of Museum Quality

 Dimensions Approx. 2" wide x 6 1/2" tall (Small-Medium)

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A singular creation by Ana Xuana, keeper of Zapotec carving traditions in San Martin Tilcajete. Sculpted from prized copal wood with meticulous hand-work, this piece showcases a striking gold-robed skeleton adorned in vivid purple. Polished to porcelain smoothness and bearing the artist's signature, it represents museum-caliber Mexican folk art for the serious collector.

Carved, painted, and shaped by Ana Xuana from San Martin Tilcajete's last unbroken Zapotec carving lineage. This copal wood skeleton features a restrained polychromatic palette with gold-leaf vestments and deep purple accents, hand-carved with traditional tools and finished to an exceptionally refined surface. Its formal sophistication and technical precision position it within the canon of museum-quality Oaxacan folk art. Artist-signed.