Stylized Catrina Day of the Dead Themed Tree of Life / Tlanchana (6.5" height shops x 5" width)

Dimensions
(in): H 6.5" W 5" D 2" Weight: 0.46 Lbs

(cm): H 16 W 12 D 5 Weight: 210 gr

Material: Clay
Made in Metepec Mexico
100% handmade (unique)

The traditional tree of life is a precious creation of expert Mexican artisans that represents a mixture of local traditions with various elements. The tree of life is the combination of talent and imagination of the artisans of Metepec.
Variants of the craft have appeared in recent decades. Many trees have a unique theme, but the most common is the duality between life and death and man's relationship with the natural world.

This is an unique, hand-made art piece. Color, size, and/or motif may vary slightly.

Mexican Tree of Life is one of the finest pottery in the world, and one of the most popular manifestations of Mexican Folk Art.

Each tree is a molded clay candelabra, covered with multiple hand crafted and hand painted clay figures that narrate a religious passage or depict a Mexican shops tradition.

This type of pottery is called tree of life because the first and most popular subject depicts the story of the creation of life, according to the Genesis in the Bible with characters like God Father, Adam, Eve, the serpent and many other elements of the story.

There are other themes that determine the meaning of each tree of life such as the Nativity tree of life, Noah's Ark tree of life, Mexican Dances, Mexican Toys, Alebrijes, Fauna (Butterflies) and Day of the dead tree of life; just to mention the most popular themes of this amazing folk art tradition.