DepartmentLatin America
Calavera String Puppet
NamePuppet
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1956
Place madeMexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, metal, paint
Dimensions5 11/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (14.5 × 8 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.476
Object numberA.1979.17.476
DescriptionMoldmade plaster head, hands, feet and torso painted white with black features. Spring arms and legs. Black cross on top of skull.
