Lupita Ceramic Doll/Figurine Vegetable Basket Mexico Folk Art Plum #2
$ 58.99
- "Lupita" Najaco Ceramic Doll Holding Basket with Vegetables.
- The figurine is 11 1/2" tall
- 6" wide (at the base).
- She is 4" (Shoulder to shoulder).
- This ceramic doll is made by the Arana family in Tonala, Mexico.
- The doll/figurine is carrying a basket with vegetables.
- The skirt is painted a lovely plum color.
- The artist painted an apron with vegetables.
- The Lupita doll has two pony tails, along flowers in her hair.
- Lupita is a typical name in Mexico, thus the name Lupita was given to each figurine.
- Najaco dolls are created in Tonalá, Jalisco. In 1992, the family was looking for a way to depict Mexican people doing daily chores (especially women) while in their typical outfits.
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This folk art is full of colored detail. Each doll is molded, afterward each figurine is hand painted by artisans.
- Please note: these figurines are individually hand made & painted and will have slight variations one to another.
