La Calavera, above, is representative of the genre. Here are a couple of excerpts from Vera Cala's very informative site. That's when the souls of the dearly departed return home to the world of the living. All of them. In the Latino culture, The Dead are full of Life.
Miniature skeletons sporting mohawks and big grins play in rock bands.
Paper mache skulls bear pink flowers for eyes and green lizards on their brows. Wooden skeletons on rods dance wildly, with arms and legs flailing, whenever you pull their string. Dia de los Muertos Links Maestros del Arte Mexicano Felipe's Day of the Dead page ASU Art Museum - Posada exhibit A good deal of the art created for the festivals is in the form of food, especially the sugar skulls and other types of candy. The food that they bring to the cemeteries or to the shrines of their relatives is traditional food, usually the favorite foods of the departed. The skeletons, made of paper mache, ceramic, wood or tin, have become highly collectible items, especially in the United States.