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MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31
MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31

MID-20TH C MEXICAN VINT DAY OF THE DEAD HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE SKELETON 31"H

$ 151.79

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Mid-20th century: Circa 1964-1976
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Doesn't incl. antique violin coffin case: Skeleton already assembled
  • Monumental: Cord tied & hinged limbs
  • Hand made paper mache form: Large sized at 31" in height
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
  • Mexican folk art: Hand painted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Mexico: Latin American
  • Structurally intact (no fractures): No tears, rips or paper mache loss
  • Modified Item: No
  • Occasion: Day of the Dead
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall vint cond: The real deal & the real McCoy & quite possibly the Holy Grail of all vint Mexican 'Day of the Dead,' hand painted paper mache skeletons. It's clearly marked 'Made in Mexico' & was most likely realized in the mid-20th c, between 1964-1976. It does have a few surface blemishes & some minor dings & dents but the structural integrity of the form & most importantly, each of its skeletal limbs, are intact & without fractures or repairs (old or new.) The paper mache form was completely painted in flat titanium white paint & then artistically embellished w/hand painted black line, insinuating the skull's facial features, such as its mouth, eyes, brows & ears. The ribs & sternum of the chest are alluded to, as well as the bones of each arm. The long legs w/perpendicular feet are painted w/decorative hieroglyphic motifs. The skull's eyes are decorated w/red paint & glued glitter. There are a few minor spots of soiling & 2 minor dents on the head. A real killer.
  • Authentic, original, vintage: Not a reproduction or contemporary piece
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • 100% original vintage condition: Untouched & undistgurbed
  • Culture: Mexican
  • Two minor dents on head (chin & side): Few episodes of soiled spots on form
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    RARE
    MID-20TH CENTURY
    ME
    XIC
    AN
    VINTAGE
    'DAY OF THE DEAD,'
    HAND
    PAINTED
    PAPER
    MACHE
    SKELETON
    FIGURE,
    with
    TIED
    CORD,
    HINGED
    LIMBS
    &
    ALL
    ORIGINAL
    PAINTED
    SURFACES,
    31"
    in
    HEIGHT
    [Signed 'Made in
    Me
    xi
    co']
    *Does not include antique violin coffin case
    (Circa 1964-1976)
    Mid-20th century
    Me
    xic
    an
    folk art
    'Day of the Dead'
    hand painted, paper mache skeletal figures
    DIMENSIONS:
    31" Height x 7" Width x 5 1⁄2" Depth
    Weight:
    Approximately 1 - 1 1/4 lbs.
    DESCRIPTION:
    The real deal and the real McCoy and quite possibly the Holy Grail of all
    vintage
    Me
    xic
    an
    '
    Day of the Dead,'
    hand painted, paper mache skeletons.
    It's clearly marked
    'Made in
    Me
    xi
    co'
    and was most likely realized in the
    middle of the 20th century,
    between
    1964 to 1976.
    It does have a few surface blemishes and some minor dings and dents but fortunately there are no unsightly tears, rips or depreciating paper mache loss. The structural integrity of the form and most importantly, each of its skeletal limbs, is intact and without fractures or repairs (old or new.) The paper mache skeletal form was completely painted in flat titanium white paint and then artistically embellished with hand painted black line, insinuating the skull's facial features, such as its mouth, eyes, brows and ears. The ribs and sternum of the chest are alluded to, as well as the bones of each arm. The long legs with perpendicular feet, are hand painted with decorative hieroglyphic motifs. The skull's eyes are decorated with glued red glitter. There are a few minor spots of soiling and two minor to moderate dents or 'pushes' in the delicate paper mache form, located on the chin and on one side of the head. We haven't tried to pop them back out or to relax these areas. They're present but don't terribly detract from viewing this otherwise absolutely terrific
    mid-20th century
    Me
    xic
    an
    folk art
    vintage
    'Day of the Dead'
    hand painted paper mache skeleton.
    It's not a facsimile, re-production or contemporary piece.  Instead, it's authentic, vintage and wonderfully, magnificently, absolutely original.
    Simply outstanding. I'd say it was a killer but it's already dead.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.