Lupita Najaco Ceramic Doll/Figurine Mexican Fruit Basket Pottery Lime Green

Description

"Lupita" Najaco Ceramic Doll with Basket of Fresh Fruit, Lime Green Skirt
The figurine is 11-1/2" tall
6" wide (at the base).
She is 4" (Shoulder to shoulder).
This ceramic doll is made by the A
rana family in Tonala, Mexico.
The doll/figurine is carrying a basket of colorful fruit.
The artisan has hand painted bright and colorful fruit on her skirt .
The skirt is painted a beautiful Lime Green color.
This doll has her hair in a wrapped braid with flowers.
The
Lupita
is hand painted by Mexican artisans, each detail is hand painted and each doll is initialed or signed by the artisan.
Lupita is a typical name in Mexico, thus the name Lupita was given to each figurine.
Najaco dolls were created in Tonalá, Jalisco in 1992, at the beginning, the family was looking for a way to depict Mexican people doing daily chores (especially women) while in their typical outfits.
In short, typical women or men doing their chores from the past and even now. Each doll is a model of Mexican beauty.
This folk art is full of colored detail.  Each doll is molded, afterward each figurine is hand painted by artisans.
Please note: these figurines are individually hand made & painted and will have slight variations one to another.