Fiesta Mexicana exhibition handbook

Fiesta Mexicana: An Introduction to the Popular Arts and Crafts of Mexico; 1977; ed. Oritz, Marcos and Sayer, Chloe. Handbook to accompany the Fiesta Mexicana exhibition and events held at the Horniman Museum in July 1977. Cover of handbook is made from tree bark. Text covers main themes of the exhibition: Mexican popular art; handicrafts; Mexican market; costume; magic and religion; masks; fiesta. It includes contributions from authors: Rafael Carillo Azpeitia; Maria Teresa Pomar; Donald and Dorothy Cordry; Ruth D. Lechuga; David Boston.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/HMG/EXH/1977/003/003
COLLECTION
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1 folder
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paper
CATEGORY
Archive: Institutional
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