Catrina

NameSculpture

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2011

Place madeCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

MediumPaper, glue, glitter, cardboard, wood, paint

Dimensions8 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 11/16 in. (21 × 11.5 × 9.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Reynolds in honor of Barbara Mauldin, A.2014.22.2

Object numberA.2014.22.2

DescriptionPapier–mâché calavera figure of standing woman wearing purple dress with long sleeves flared at wrists. Head is over-sized skull with brown hair hanging in ringlets to shoulders in back. Round eyes formed with turquoise glitter. She wears a purple hat with a ruffled brim and a lavender ruffled sash across her chest. Hat, sash, and dress decorated with red, silver, and multi-colored glitter. Her hands are on her hips and she holds a small purse and parasol.