A beautiful sirena—or mermaid—holds a pineapple outward away from her body toward the onlooker as if a gift of bounty…or is it a lure of temptation?

In Mexican folk lore, La Sirena is something like a sea goddess, a sort of mermaid bringing both life and death. In a fusion of Mexican folk-lore and Christian thought, the feminine and the serpent are one, bringing the flood that wipes out humanity. In Mexican folk-lore, La Sirena is the goddess of rivers, seas, and storms, and the patroness of childbirth. La Sirena represents beauty, femininity, and music.

Hand painted with a hook embedded in the back for wall hanging.

3.5” X 3”