La Catrina in a composition of flowers and symbols
The La Catrina figure translates visual elements associated with Day of the Dead celebrations into a 1,212-piece build, bringing together an articulated skeleton, cempasúchil flowers and sugar-skull details.
The model is more than an individual figure: it includes a decorated base and buildable butterflies that expand the composition, offering a display scene with visual meaning and attention to the full composition.
La Catrina is presented as a dressed and ornamented skeleton figure, bringing together visual references that invite you to view the build with respect for the cultural inspiration behind it.
La Catrina brings the figure, ornaments and base together in a vertical composition, letting you take in the costume details before following the flowers and butterflies.
Costume, silhouette and cempasúchil flowers
The figure combines the form of a skeleton with a decorated hat and dress, creating a contrast between bone structure, elegance and floral elements that defines the piece's identity.
The printed sugar skulls complete the ornaments and connect the model's surface with the visual tradition that inspired it, without needing external elements for the composition to be recognised.
The head and arms can be positioned to vary the display, allowing the figure to take on different poses without losing its central role in the composition.
Cempasúchil flowers appear in more than one part of the model, connecting the hat and dress to the base through a consistent floral theme that guides the eye around the figure.
Cempasúchil flowers run throughout the model, connecting the hat and dress with the base beneath the figure.
The cempasúchil flowers built from pieces appear on the hat, dress and base, creating continuity of colour and shape between the figure and its supporting base.
This repeated floral motif connects different parts of the build and guides the eye around the model, moving from the clothing ornaments to the decorative base.
The base also features floral elements and helps the figure remain part of a larger scene, offering an integrated display of character, flowers and base.
The printed sugar skulls complete the costume, creating a contrast with the character's skeletal appearance and the decorative details covering the outfit.
The sugar-skull motifs are part of the costume, keeping the decoration connected to the visual elements described in this set.
Two butterflies to complete the scene
The set includes two interchangeable butterflies built from the included pieces; one is integrated into the base and the other can be placed in the figure's hand, offering two ways to arrange this detail for display.
The butterfly adds a delicate contrast to the skeletal form and helps vary the chosen pose, creating a point of colour that complements the other floral ornaments.
As its position can be changed, the model allows small personal adjustments without changing its main structure, letting you rearrange the scene to suit the available space or your preference.
The two interchangeable butterflies can be placed in different ways, changing how the figure relates to the base depending on the chosen pose.
The butterflies can accompany the figure in two ways, with one on the base and one in the hand, varying the composition without changing the figure's structure.
A build to appreciate at your own pace
The process lets you follow how the ornaments are distributed across the model and how the figure connects to its base, making the build itself an opportunity to examine the composition up close.
Once complete, the head and articulated arms offer more than one pose, while the butterflies can be rearranged, keeping adjustment possibilities open after the final piece is placed.
At 43 centimetres tall, this is a striking vertical display piece, and its base should sit on a stable surface with enough room for the full build and its ornaments.
The articulated arms and head help you adjust the pose, changing the display while preserving La Catrina's visual identity.
A tall figure for display
La Catrina measures approximately 43 cm (16.93 in) high, helping you choose a shelf or table with enough vertical space for the figure and its ornaments.
The base accompanies the figure and provides a stable visual display, while the flowers and butterflies remain integrated into the composition, offering a striking piece for a collection of adult builds.
By choosing the butterfly's position and the angle of the arms, you can adapt the figure to its surroundings without hiding its main details, keeping the flowers, printed patterns and skeletal form visible.
The age recommendation of 18 and over guides the build towards adults and collectors, for whom the process offers time to observe the flowers, prints and joints separately.
The height of 43 cm (16.93 in) calls for a display spot with vertical space, where the hat, figure and base can all be seen.
A visual celebration for your collection
The figure brings together references to the Day of the Dead in a composition of flowers, sugar skulls, butterflies and an articulated silhouette, treating each detail as part of a decorative tribute.
For collectors of builds inspired by art and culture, La Catrina makes its own statement, while the 43 cm (16.93 in) height and decorated base help reserve a prominent place for the model.
When building is complete, the piece lets you adjust the pose and butterfly positions, inviting you to revisit its appearance without rebuilding it, with a combination of beauty, symbolism and construction that invites continued observation.
The piece is inspired by Day of the Dead and Mexican visual traditions, so its description preserves that context rather than reducing its meaning to generic Halloween decoration.
The Day of the Dead context should accompany how the piece is presented, recognising its Mexican inspiration instead of describing it as a generic Halloween symbol.
The Day of the Dead Tradition
The tradition is traditionally celebrated on 1 and 2 November.
It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.
The figure of La Calavera Catrina comes from the lithographer José Guadalupe Posada.
His print was likely intended as a criticism of upper-class women who imitated European fashions.
Diego Rivera later turned the image into a figure in a fresco painted in 1946–47.
Families decorate altars with orange marigolds, called cempasúchil.
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To request replacement parts, you must send photos marking the missing items in the assembly manual, with the first shipment provided at no cost. The warranty for replacement parts is 30 days from the delivery date of the order; after this period, shipping costs will apply.
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