original earrings

The Aztec god of death, Miquiztli, is captured in frightening beauty in this pair of button earrings from Mexico. The dedicated Mexican artisan Rosa Rojo crafts the earrings of sterling silver, revealing half of Miquiztli's skull in each earring.

These intriguing dangle earrings are the original design of Balinese artisan Made Wardika. Carefully carved from smooth white bone, skulls suspend sterling silver feathers and sleek lengths of chain. Topping the skulls are faceted round garnets. The earrings swing from sterling silver hooks.

This breathtaking catrina sculpture is the original creation of Luis Morales in Mexico. The origin of the catrina is in artist José Guadalupe Posada's satirical etchings of "La Calavera Catrina" in 1910, which mocked the pretensions and aspirations of Mexican high society. Crafted from ceramic, the skeletal figure is dressed to the nines, including a feathered Quetzalcóatl boa draped around her neck. Earrings and an elaborate picture hat complete her ensemble.

With flowers atop her skull, Catrina is gorgeous. Oscar Figueroa Escorcia creates these beautiful dangle earrings from gleaming Taxco sterling silver, with oxidation enhancing the details. The skulls are topped by smooth beads of genuine turquoise.

The original "La Calavera Catrina" was a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.

Sporting dangly earrings of natural turquoise, this Catrina is glamorous. The talented Oscar Figueroa Escorcia in Mexico crafts this original pendant necklace from Taxco sterling silver, with oxidized areas enhancing the detail. The pendant centers a sterling cable chain.

The original "La Calavera Catrina" was a zinc etching created by the artist José Guadalupe Posada in Mexico around 1910. Posada created the character, a female skeleton with an elegant hat, as a satirical portrait of Mexican natives who aspired to European style and denied their own heritage. The catrina has since become an emblem of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration and a popular folk art subject.