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20th C. Mexican Papier Mache Calaca - Party Girl

Item Details

Description

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 20th to early 21st century CE. A vivacious Dios de los Muertos skeleton or calaca dressed in a bright pink and blue dress and holding a hula hoop, all constructed from paper mache, party ribbons, and metal wire. Multi-colored coils of ribbons form her hair peaking out from her top hat and framing her skeletal visage. Size: 18.5" L x 19.5" W x 37.4" H (47 cm x 49.5 cm x 95 cm)

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired in the mid-1990s

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Condition

Losses with some tearing to ribbons on peripheries of skirt and at hips with some bending to paper of skirt and sleeves. Abrasions to base, but otherwise, intact and excellent.