Sugar Skull Ornament

This palm-sized Sugar Skull ornament is enchanting with its minimalist design by Mexican standards. The hand-chiseled contours on the silver sheet metal have been highlighted using black glaze; the only splashes of color on the rugged wall decoration are the large red eyes. The back of the beautifully shaped skull is not glazed and the ornament is slightly curved, which further enhances its dignified character. At the top of this superb product for discerning tastes is a small wire tab for attaching to the wall.

The secret of the high quality of this type of work lies not only in the fineness of the contours, which are shown to their best advantage here thanks to the black glaze on silver sheet metal, but above all in the strength of the base material. Unfortunately, in recent years we have seen more and more very thin sheet metal at Mexico's artisan markets - goods produced quickly for the tourist markets that may look quite good at first glance, but in no way reflect the high standard that has made Mexican craftsmanship famous for this type of sheet metal work. We are happy to go the extra mile for the procurement and cost price of the quality offered here and can assure you that with this Sugarskull ornament made in Oaxaca you will be hanging a fine example of old-school Mexican craftsmanship on your wall.