Small Sugar Skull
PUEBLA

$7.00 ea or 12 for $78.00 (6.50 ea)
1.5"L x 2"W x 2"H. Asst Colors.
HECHO EN MEXICO.
The technique to make traditional sugar skulls is to melt the sugar in a copper pot (to prevent caramelizing), the liquid is then poured into a ceramic mold and cooled.
The result is a skull that has a waxy-looking finish, not a granulated sugary feel.
Three-Dimensional and hollow.
HECHO EN MEXICO.
MEXICAN SUGAR SKULLS
Handcrafted by the QUINTANA family from MEXICO, sugar skull artisans for five generations!
Highly recognizedin Mexico, the Quintana's have been
featured in documentaries, calendars and have won many national folk art contests
The molds to make the sugar skulls were
inherited by the great grandfather who made the molds in the late 1800's. In artisan families the molds are passed down from generation as family heirlooms. Now the young
fifth generation of Quintana’s are learning the family
tradition!
Sugar skulls are a Mexican tradition made during Dia
de los Muertos ( Day of the Dead) celebrated in Mexico
during Nov. 1 & 2.They are used to decorate altars or
tombs or can be given away as presents to those who
are still alive. The tinfoil on the forehead is where
you write the person’s name you have dedicated the
skull to. Remember the dead are never forgotten
because once a year they visit the earth to share the
fruits and flowers with the living!