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Very pre-Columbian in feeling, these ceramic molds were made in Celaya which is still considered the papier mache capital of Mexico. At one time, many of the villagers were involved in its production. They made the Judases for Easter, the masks for Carnival, toys for the day of the child and the Three Kings, skeletons for Day of the Dead and the helmets for Corpus Christi The mold was covered with animal fat and then the paper. When dried it would be cut off the seamed mold, then painted with aniline dyes and joined as all of the pieces were made separately. These ceramic molds were eventually replaced by plaster and cement molds which do not have the delicate and detailed features of the ceramic ones. Early twentieth century. Has a crown on with a feather suggesting that he is a prince or royalty.
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