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Skeleton figure
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DepartmentLatin America

Skeleton figure

NameString Puppet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1956
Place madeMexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, metal, paint
Dimensions4 5/16 × 6 1/8 × 3 15/16 in. (10.9 × 15.5 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.511
Object numberA.1979.17.511
DescriptionMoldmade plaster head, hands and feet, painted white. Spring arms and legs. Features painted black. Black cross on top of skull.
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