Skeleton Murals

Skeletons — above all Posada's Catrina — animate Día de Muertos imagery, going about human life in bones as gentle satire of death and status.

Aztec skeleton warrior
Aztec skeleton warrior
Feathered serpent and skull
Feathered serpent and skull
Santa Muerte
Santa Muerte
Skeletal xolo and monarchs
Skeletal xolo and monarchs
Esclavos del Rocanrol
Esclavos del Rocanrol
Santa Muerte
Santa Muerte
Calaveras and muñecas Lele
Calaveras and muñecas Lele
Painted façade of icons
Painted façade of icons
Snarling jaguar
Snarling jaguar
Skeleton and feathered serpents
Skeleton and feathered serpents
Día de Muertos calaveras
Día de Muertos calaveras
Dancing skeleton and devil
Dancing skeleton and devil
Doodle character bomb
Doodle character bomb
Toasting skull on a fish
Toasting skull on a fish
Xolo skull and marigolds
Xolo skull and marigolds
Half-skeletal fox
Half-skeletal fox
Skeleton between moon and earth
Skeleton between moon and earth
Day of the Dead tableau
Day of the Dead tableau
"El Príncipe de las Flores"
"El Príncipe de las Flores"
Otomí pulque mythology
Otomí pulque mythology
Dancing skeletons
Dancing skeletons
Reclining woman with skeletal hand
Reclining woman with skeletal hand