Skeletons can be considered as a symbol of death, but they often represent permanence beyond death – as bones are often the last things left of us.
As a mark of permanence, bones can also be seen to represent the earth, even outside of societies with burial customs. In the same way, bones can represent our truest, barest self. They are long-lasting, and are the frame of our bodies - they are our “home” and anchor in the physical world.