Papel picado

Museum number:
3-29134
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029134
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Mats, tissue paper. Pink tissue paper with cut-out design depicting a butterfly and a scroll, similar to an embroidery design. 75.0 cm. x 45.0 cm. approx.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Papel picado, accession number 3-29134, described as Mats, tissue paper. Pink tissue paper with cut-out design depicting a butterfly and a scroll, similar to an embroidery design. 75.0 cm. x 45.0 cm. approx.

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