Catrina

NameSculpture

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2011

Place madeCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

MediumPaper, glue, glitter, cardboard, wood, paint

Dimensions8 1/4 × 4 5/16 × 3 15/16 in. (21 × 11 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Reynolds in honor of Barbara Mauldin, A.2014.22.1

Object numberA.2014.22.1

DescriptionPapier–mâché calavera figure of standing woman wearing pink dress. Short sleeves broadly flared at shoulders. Head is over-sized skull with brown hair hanging in ringlets to proper left shoulder. Oval eyes formed with turquoise glitter. She wears a pink hat with a ruffled brim and a ruffled red sash extends between neck and waist. Hat, sash, and dress are decorated with red and multi-colored glitter. Proper left hand is on waist and holds a red parasol. Other hand hangs down and holds a small red purse.