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DepartmentLatin America

Calavera String Puppets

NamePuppet
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1956
Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America
MediumMetal, ceramic, paint
Dimensions5 7/8 × 17 11/16 × 2 1/8 in. (15 × 45 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.438X
Object numberA.1979.17.438X
DescriptionBent wire forms ribs, arms and legs. Arms and legs connected with wire loops, plaster head and hat. Each hat different color. // $5 ea.
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