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DepartmentLatin America

Calavera String Puppets

NamePuppet
Artist Artist not recorded
Datec. 1956
Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
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.
Calavera
Artist not recorded
c. 1960
Male and female puppets
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Rider and Horse
Artist not recorded
c. 1950
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Ganesh
c. 1960
Curing Doll
Mid-20th century
Calavera
Augustin Cruz
CA 1960, STAFF
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