puppet;
toy
- Museum number
- Am1990,08.62.a
- Description
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Puppet (one of three); made of paper; in the form of skeleton on horse; wooden stick handle; horse head, upper leg and lower leg mounted to body with metal rivets; skeleton playing violin; arm holding bow separate piece mounted with metal rivet; string moves arm and horse's head; green skeleton with black markings, white sombrero, white bow, fuchsia horse. Used in Day of the Dead Festival.
- Production date
- 1980s
- Dimensions
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Height: 46.50 centimetres
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Width: 35 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- As the Day of the Dead Festival approaches, market stalls in Toluca and Mexico City sell a vast array of toys made especially for the festival.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited:
1991, London, Museum of Mankind, 'The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead'
- Associated events
- Used at: Day of the Dead
- Acquisition date
- 1990
- Acquisition notes
- Cost for all three (a-c).
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1990,08.62.a