Authentic Skull - Original Collection - Sweet Sunset

The Sweet Sunset skull celebrates the moment at sunset when the day ends with the softest light rendered in the sweetest of colors. This is the light that lulls us into darkness just as a mother lulls her baby to sleep.

The Wixarika of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains in Northern Mexico believe artistic expression is an offering to the great spirits of the five sacred directions, and each creation is made in the service of prayer. This yarn painting collaboration honors the essence of this sacred endeavor, while incorporating other symbols, colors, and imagery found in Mexican art, craft, and lore. To yarn paint, the surface of the object is covered with beeswax that has been warmed and softened in the hands of the artisan. Then designs are rhythmically tapped into the surface of the wax with thread until the entire surface is covered. The rhythm becomes a meditation, which may continue for up to three days. The wax hardens as time passes. At the end of the process the piece is blessed and released.

Materials: bone, beeswax, cotton yarn

DIMENSIONS:  horn-to-horn 22  in | horn-to-mouth  31  1/2  in | eye-to-eye  9  1/2  in  |  eye-to-wall  8  in

Handmade in Mexico

Do not expose to direct sunlight 

The item you are purchasing is the exact item in the photos

Please allow 5-6 weeks for delivery

CODE: SWE006