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The Skeleton at the Feast, The Day of the Dead in Mexico
by Chloe Sayer • Elizabeth Carmichael
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 1992
- PAPER
- 160 PAGES
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The origins, history and celebration of this important holiday, amply illustrated with 40 color and 125 black-and-white photographs. The authors, who have an interest in folk art, interview Mexican artists and craftsmen (and women) who produce the paper skeletons, sugar skulls and other traditional items associated with the festival.
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