Hand Carved and Painted Retablo of Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Adelita Woman Soldier 27550

An 8” tall carved wooden batea hand-painted with an image of a Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos adelita or woman soldier.

Bateas are hand-carved wooden “trough” bowls typically used throughout Mexico, South and Central America to knead dough and mix masa for tortillas. 

This small version of a batea has been transformed with hand-painted secular art of a  skeleton adelita – woman soldier – who were famous in the Mexican Revolution for wearing their best dresses and lipstick while in battle.

It measures roughly 8 inches in height, 3.5 inches in width.  Ready to hang, primary colors are black, red, green, gold and aubergine.

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