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Mariachi horn player calaveras; skeleton figure
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Title
Mariachi
horn
player
calaveras
;
skeleton
figure
Description
4.5
''
tall
on
1
x
1.5
'
base
;
Ceramic
with
paint
;
black
suit
with
green
instrument
;
Calaveras
, or
skeleton
caricatures
, are
named
after
the
Spanish
work
for '
skull.
' They
imitate
the
occupations
and
social
roles
of
people
in
everyday
life
.
Skeletons
are
common
subjects
for the
Day
of the
Dead
.
Day
of the
Dead
,
(Dia
de
los
Muertos)
i
Subject
Folk
art
;
Post-contact
,
1500-
Central
American
;
Art
and
religion
;
Art
,
Mexican
Publisher
Purchased
by
Bob
Heren
from
street
vendor.
;
Mexico
;
2005
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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