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Frida Kahlo for the first time on stage at the fabled Cabaret Mexico, the most famous spot of them all during the Golden Era, when all the greats - Augustín Lara, Jorge Negrete, Toña la Negra - would perform and dazzle the wealthy and the powerful of Mexico City, and get their names in the papers and on the radio. This was the Mexican version of the Apollo Theater. And here is Frida, with her backup orchestra - Los Dos Calacas (The Two Skeletons). I don't know what song she is singing, but it might be her own version of one of Xavier Cugat's hits - you never know! Maybe "Lady in Red", or "Tango de la Rosa". But you can be sure that the audience is thoroughly enthralled. Frida is going to just knock them out! And if Diego is out there in the audience putting the moves on some hussie, you can be sure that after this set is over, Frida is going to go out there and knock HER out!!
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These are packages of 40 skulls beads, which are made from rock hard dental plaster, and hand painted. They have flat backs so that they can easily be glued to art projects. There about 3/4" high. I sell them either in the individual packages of 40 each, or, for larger quantities, and give discounts. |
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This skull is one of the most interesting ones that you are going to find anywhere. It has a scented candle inside, and when you burn it down, you can just replace it with a scented votive candle and you are back in business.. You are not going to find another exactly like this one, either, because I having these made especially for me. This a made of stoneware - natural clay, mined by hand from riverbanks - and it is from Mexico, and it is a traditional item, connected to the Day of the Dead and the cults of the dead of the MesoAmerican Indians. This comes is three sizes.
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This skull is bigger and better looking than any other carved stone
skulls that you are going to find in this price range. Go ahead and do a
search if you don't believe me. You are not going to find another
exactly like this one, either, because I having these made especially
for me by an Otomi Indian artisan in a village near Tula, Hidalgo,
Mexico, the site of the former capitol of the Toltec Indians. This a
made of onyx, and it is from Mexico, and it is a traditional sort of
item, connected to the Day of the Dead and the cults of the dead of the
MesoAmerican Indians. It has a hole in the top so that is can be used as a
candle holder. It comes in four colors - White, Dark Gray, Pink, and Brown.
Mexican curanderos often use skulls as "dwelling places" for the souls of dead martyrs, mostly, who are their spirit guides, such that this is useful as a conjuring device in that sense. However, I have to warn people not to practice conjuring without the proper guidance, as we believe that if you "open the doors to the spirit world" without proper protection, a lot of bad things can happen to you.
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These awesome chokers were made with a beads for a variety of sources - mostly from chokers that I buy from Indians who sell them on the streets here in Ojinaga. I take them apart just to get the beads. Some of the skulls I buy from them, and others I make myself. These are totally original and each one is different from any other. As far as I am concerend, this is "designer" jewelry because I design it, and I am an accomplished and original artist. The only is that I work cheap, but that does not take anything from the quality of my work or my talent. Right?
This is another mad but purposeful rendition of the content of the mind of that self-styled "King of Taco Deco", Bryant "Eduardo" Holman, of Fausto's Art Gallery, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua.  |
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This is something that is indspensible for a really nice Day of the Dead altar. I doubt very seriously if you are going to find anything like this anywhere else - not this big and not this nice - if you find it at all! This is carefully abnd painstakingly crafted from papier mâchè and then hand painted with traditional Mexican designs.
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This Mexican clay vase has a really cool figurine attached to it which based on pre-Columbian archeological finds. I buy these from the Indian woman who makes them, down in Central Mexico. She is keeping alive a family tradition dating back to before the time of Columbus. These items feature figurines known as “calaveras”, or Day of the Dead figures - skeletons - although the skeleton figure dates from Pre Hispanic times, and was a famous Indian motif. The design of these items is probably rooted in the Tolteca culture of the ancient Valley of Mexico so-called "Classic Period". You can use it as a vase, or a pitcher or creamer, or for any ritual that involves the use of skeletons.
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This skull is bigger and better looking than any other carved stone skulls that you are going to find in this price range. Go ahead and do a search in any search engine if you don't believe me. You are not going to find another exactly like this one, either, because I having these made especially for me. This a made of onyx, and it is from Mexico, and it is a traditional item, connected to the Day of the Dead and the cults of the dead of the MesoAmerican Indians. .
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These are packages of 20 beads, which are an average or 1/2" high and they have 1mm holes drilled top to bottom. I use them to make a lot of interesting jewelry and other items. These come from Tibet where they are carved by Lamanis Buddhist monks practicing ancient Tantric rituals in the confines of their monestaries located in the remote regions of the Himalaya Mountains.
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