Lupita Najaco Ceramic Figurine/Doll Gorditas on Metate Mexican Folk Art Purple

Description

Tall- 11 3/4"
Wide- 6" (measured at base).
She is 4" (shoulder to shoulder).
This lovely
Lupita Najaco Ceramic Doll is making gorditas on the metate or grinding Stone with ground corn.
The skirt is painted a lovely purple. She has two long pony tails along with flowers and ribbons in her hair.
The figurine has an apron showing a woman making gorditas.
A gordita in Mexican cuisine is a pastry made with masa and stuffed with cheese, meat, or other fillings. It is similar to the Colombian and Venezuelan arepa. Gordita means "chubby" in Spanish.
Lupita is a typical name in Mexico, thus the name Lupita was given to each figurine.
Najaco dolls are made in Tonalá, Jalisco by the Arana family.
In 1992, the family was looking for a way to depict Mexican people daily chores (especially women) while in their typical outfits.
In short, typical women or men doing their chores from the past and even now.
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.