Self portrait

Self portrait, Frida Kalho, 1940/ Autorretrato , Frida Kalho, 1940

I could have called this painting "Self portrait as Matlaczihuatl", however Frida just called it "Self portrait".

Pude haber nombrado esta pintura "Autorretrato como Matlaczihuatl", sin embargo Frida solo lo llamo "Autorretrato"

In the painting Frida presents herself once more in the Yalalag outfit, one of her favorites. Yalalag is a town located in Oaxaca. I guess Frida liked Oaxacan outfits for a variety of reasons, first because Diego liked them, second, because these outfits are among the most spectacular in Mexico, third, because her mother was from Oaxaca.

En la pintura Frida se plasma a si misma nuevamente en el traje tipico de Yalalag que era uno de sus favoritos, Yalalag es un pueblo ubicado en Oaxaca. Creo que a Frida le gustaban los trajes oaxaquenos por una variedad de razones, primero porque a Diego le gustaban, segundo porque estos atuendos se cuentan entre los mas espectaculares de Mexico, tercero, porque su madre era de Oaxaca.

Her necklace is based on that of the Aztec goddess Matlaczihuatl, she was the goddess of the ocean, and wore a necklace made of seashells. At some point the shells become fang-like pieces, warning us about the agressive nature of Matlaczihuatl. The red embroidered symbol means "rain" (Quiahu in nahuatl).

Su collar esta basado en el de la diosa azteca del oceano Matlaczihuat, este estaba hecho de conchas marinas, en determinado momento las piezas se transforman en algo que parecen colmillos, indicando que la diosa posee una naturaleza agresiva. El simbolo bordado en rojo significa "lluvia" (Quiahu en nahuatl).

 The net on her head is for fishing sea creatures as well as men's souls, she was a men eater. Although she does not have flowers on her head in the original portrait, I decided to add two. Red looks great on purple.

 La red en su cabeza es para pescar criaturas marinas lo mismo que almas de hombres, la diosa era una comedora de hombres. A pesar de que no tiene flores en la cabeza en la pintura original, decidi agregarle dos. Rojo se ve muy bien sobre morado.

I don't think I am going to make more Frida dolls, I want each one of them to be one of a kind. They are the last of the series, and won't be replicated. The chapter is finally close! Thanks for visiting!

No creo que vaya a hacer mas Fridas, quiero que cada una de ellas sea unica en su estilo, tampoco seran replicadas, son las ultimas de la serie. El capitulo de Frida se ha cerrado! Gracias por visitar!