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Molds for papier-mâché, clowns
Molds for papier-mâché, clowns
Molds for papier-mâché, clowns
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Molds for papier-mâché, clowns

NameMolds for papier-mâché, clowns
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateCA 1915, A. GIRARD
Place madeCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
Mediumceramic
DimensionsMold chosen for Papier mache: 7 1/2 × 2 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (19.05 × 7.3025 × 5.715 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Object numberA.1979.17.320X
DescriptionHand-built, unglazed, bulky costumes, top-knots, one wears large necklace, other has collar. Grooves at back for slits in papier-mache.
Molds for papier-mâché, girls
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1915, A. GIRARD
Papier-mâché mold, Judas Figure
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1915, A. GIRARD
Mask mold, woman's face
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1945
Mask mold, Judas Face
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1945, STAFF
Skeleton figure with Green Sombrero
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1956, A. GIRARD
Figure, skeleton in orange dress
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Pink Face Judas Figure
Bernardino Lemus
1994 staff
Judas Figure, "Donald Duck"
Bernardino Lemus
1994 staff
Judas Figure, Caballero
Bernardino Lemus
1994 staff
Set of Skeleton Musicians
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1956, A. GIRARD
Judas Figures
Artist Not Recorded
CA 1960, STAFF
Judas Figure, Devil
Rosa Maria Vazquez López
1997