Collector:

Ms. Judith Bronowski  Search this

Donor Name:

Ms. Judith Bronowski  Search this

Height - Object:

37 cm

Width - Object:

31 cm

Culture:

Mexican  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

9 Jul 1986

Collection Date:

Nov. 1982

Notes:

LARGE SKULL MOLDED OF PAPIER-MACHE, WITH SMALLER FIGURES ATTACHED TO TOP: SCORPION, YUCCA PLANT, RED AND BLUE BIRD WITH YELLOW HEAD, CACTUS [possibly Opuntia/prickly pear cactus], AND A SNAKE. PAINTED WHITE WITH OVERLAYING FLORAL DESIGNS IN MANY COLORS.

ONE OF SIX PAPIER MACHE' FIGURES MADE FOR THE SMITHSONIAN IN 1982 BY THE MEXICAN CRAFTSMAN PEDRO LINARES AND HIS SON MIGUEL. EXPANDING ON THE TRADITIONAL ART OF PAPIER MACHE' SCULPTURE LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER, MR. LINARES CREATED FANCIFUL SKELETON FIGURES FOR "ALL SOULS DAY" (DAY OF THE DEAD) FESTIVAL, AND DRAGON/MONSTER FIGURES REMEMBERED FROM FEVERISH DREAMS OCCURING DURING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD ILLNESS.

Record Last Modified:

28 Oct 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

355466

USNM Number:

E422901-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a1a2bf04-28fe-4497-9ed7-47e8056883fb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8455855