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Object #     2001-111/12
Object name     Sugar Skull, Day of the Dead
Culture of Origin     Mexico
Materials     Sugar, Sequin, Dye
Techniques     Molded
Dimensions     H: 3.4 in, W: 2.5 in, D: 1.7 in
Exhibit Label    

Calaveras (decorated skulls often with names on the forehead) are given as gifts to friends and as a treat to children. Calaveras (which include 'skull poems' as well as sugar skulls) satarize human vanities and remind us of our temporary passage through this life.
Source     Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division


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