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Other names such as 'Sylvia' and 'Penelope' are seen on other dolls which vary in size." }, { "type": "original description", "value": "c" }, { "date": [ { "earliest": 1999, "value": "1999", "latest": 1999, "primary": true } ], "note": [ { "value": "This record is being updated." } ], "source": "Mellor, Mary", "type": "Find Out File", "value": "The production of papier-mache toys started in Mexico at the end of the eighteenth century. Dolls with moveable arms and legs are made in folk workshops in Coyoac\u00e1n. A mould made of wood or fired clay is prepared. Several layers of wet paper are pasted around the mould & left to dry. The form is cut in two, the mould removed and the two halves are glued together, painted and varnished." }, { "type": "description", "value": "Papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 doll with moving arms and legs. Wearing a painted yellow costume with a floral motif and the name 'Hilda'. Bought in a Mexican shop for the Education Centre.\n\nRELATED OBJECTS: HOB \u2013 Other Mexican Objects\nMasks hanging in masks bay.\nMasks in discovery box on bottom shelf under masks.\nMatracas rattles bottom of glass display cabinet on right Need to check exact location No.\nHuipel \u2013 Mexican tunic on display in costumes" }, { "historical": true, "type": "description", "value": "Papier mache doll with moving arms and legs. Wearing a painted yellow costume with a floral motif and the name 'Hilda'. Bought in a Mexican shop for the Education Centre.\n\nRELATED OBJECTS: HOB \u2013 Other Mexican Objects\nMasks hanging in masks bay.\nMasks in discovery box on bottom shelf under masks.\nMatracas rattles bottom of glass display cabinet on right Need to check exact location No.\nHuipel \u2013 Mexican tunic on display in costumes" }, { "historical": true, "type": "description", "value": "Papier mache doll with moving arms and legs. 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Wearing a painted yellow costume with a floral motif and the name 'Hilda'." }, { "type": "more (online)", "value": "Papel mache is Spanish for papier-m\u00c3\u00a2ch\u00c3\u00a9 which is the process of making this doll." }, { "historical": true, "type": "use", "value": "Papier Mache is said to have taken its name from the French for 'chewed paper' because that is how, in the 17th century, French women prepared the paper used in this technique. It originated in China as early as the 3rd century BC, where it was used to make helmets, but did not reach Europe until the late 17th century. By the end of the 18th century it was in widespread use and it was at this time that it was introduced to Mexico, where it remains a popular artistic medium. It is not only used to make dolls but also animals, skeletons, toys, ornaments, carnival figures and masks. Papier mache objects are made all over Mexico but you can find good examples of these painted dolls being made by local artisans in the Coyoacan suburb of Mexico City. This is a bohemian, arty neighbourhood where you will also find the renowned National Museum of Popular Culture." }, { "historical": true, "type": "use", "value": "Dolls like this may be given as gifts, but not necessarily for children to play with as they are not very solid. They are examples of Mexican Folk Art." }, { "type": "use", "value": "How is it used? \nBecause they are made from papier mache they are hollow and therefore will not last long if not handled carefully. They are bought as examples of Mexican Folk Art and just kept for decoration or as souvenirs.\n\nWho is it used by and why them? \nThey are on sale all year round in shops that sell folk art, but more easily available during festival times when festival goers might buy them from street vendors. Some of course are bought by tourists, in places such as the Coyoacan suburb in Mexico City where there are many folk art workshops." }, { "type": "commentary", "value": "Dolls like this may be given as gifts, but not necessarily for children to play with as they are not very solid. They are examples of Mexican Folk Art. \nThe production of papier-mache toys started in Mexico at the end of the eighteeneth century. Dolls with moveable arms and legs are made in folk workshops in Coyoacan. A mould made of wood or fired clay is prepared. Several layers of wet paper are pated around the mould and left to dry. The form is cut in 2, the mould remoced and the 2 halves are glued together, painted and varnished. \nHow is it used? \nBecause they are made from papier mache they are hollow and therefore will not last long if not handled carefully. They are bought as examples of Mexican Folk Art and just kept for decoration or as souvenirs. \n \nWho is it used by and why them? \nThey are on sale all year round in shops that sell folk art, but more easily available during festival times when festival goers might buy them from street vendors. Some of course are bought by tourists, in places such as the Coyoacan suburb in Mexico City where there are many folk art workshops. \n \n \nPapier Mache is said to have taken its name from the French for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcchewed paper\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 because that is how, in the 17th century, French women prepared the paper used in this technique. It originated in China as early as the 3rd century BC, where it was used to make helmets, but did not reach Europe until the late 17th century. By the end of the 18th century it was in widespread use and it was at this time that it was introduced to Mexico, where it remains a popular artistic medium. It is not only used to make dolls but also animals, skeletons, toys, ornaments, carnival figures and masks. Papier mache objects are made all over Mexico but you can find good examples of these painted dolls being made by local artisans in the Coyoacan suburb of Mexico City. 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Today it is more widely used in Mexico than in Europe, mainly by local artists who make inexpensive festival goods to be sold to ordinary local people or tourists. So decorating a home or festival place is still inexpensive. \n\nWhere you live, where do people get their decorations and do they make their own or do they buy them from other local people or from other parts of the world where they are made inexpensively? Why do people buy their decorations? Are decorations perhaps used for a religious celebration like Christmas?", "option2": "First a mould made of wood or fired clay is made, then several layers of wet paper are pasted around the mould and left to dry. The shape is cut in two, the mould removed and the two halves are glued together, painted and varnished.The legs and arms are made in the same way and sewn on with threads so the limbs move. This doll has been given the name Hilda by the maker who has painted it onto her body. 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