"In Mexico, papel picado (perforated paper), refers to the traditional art of decorative cut paper banners. Papel picado are usually cut with sharp fierritos (small chisels) from as many as fifty layers of colored tissue paper at a time. Designs may incorporate lattice-work, images of human and animal figures, flowers, and lettering. Many papel picado are made especially for the Mexican festival of the Days of the Dead and include skeletal figures engaged in the everyday activities of the living." [source] [more/more]
- All of these 'Día de los Muertos' (Day of the Dead) papercut images, produced in the 1980s in San Salvador Huixcolotla in Puebla State, Mexico, are from the British Museum Prints Database [keywords: papercut, Huixcolotla]. Or try these example direct links: you can click on the metadata object links to browse further. I've posted perhaps one quarter of the available works.]
- Day of the Dead at Wikipedia.
- Previously: Los Calaveras de Posada / Mexico. And.
Hey, aren't you celebrating Day of the Dead a little late in the year? It's time for the Christmas themed papel picado. I almost got some of those last year but they had been picked over a bit and the designs that were left weren't that impressive.
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Well Dr. K, from my world view, which doesn't include halloween not nor day of the dead traditions, classic iconography abides all seasons.
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ReplyDeleteUnbelievably cool. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteA lot of these skeletons look as if they're having a rather jolly time. Almost makes being dead look like fun!
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Kittybriton: In fact some of those skeletons look rather jolly. It is not that it means being dead is fun, but the mexican tradition of Day of the Dead is to remember thos who have died, trying to make a literally funny moment out of those memories, instead of mourning them. It is a rather beautiful tradition although the practice has been decreasing in the last years.
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i am in a very need of these pics in high definition
would you be so kind to give me links?
esp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/85009674@N00/3093896443/sizes/o/
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/85009674@N00/3094735538/sizes/o/
ArWi, you'll have to find these particular images yourself at the British Museum site and then write to find out if they will supply high def images -- it will cost you money. Sorry, but going back to that site after all this time will be like doing it anew so i'd rather let you go about tracking them down. I can't do everything mate!
ReplyDeleteAmazing and interesting pictures about Day of the dead.See the video about the Day of the Dead 2015 Google Doodle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7hNijQ1DfA&list=PLK2ccNIJVPpBTRfGTpHbIxvn1PsF0jfXt
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