Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
Mid-20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(8 1/4” h. x 5 3/4” w. x 3” d.).
Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic. May come in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Heineken, Orangina and other labels.  We cannot always guarantee a particular brand of soda.
Large (Approx. 12 1/2"l. x 4" w. x 8 1/4" h.)

Nairobi, Kenya
2012, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2" h. x 3 3/4" w. x 5" l.).
Exact details and colors will vary.

Recycled bottle-caps, wire, rubber.
(12" l. x 6" w. x 6 1/4" h.)
Vehicles come in assorted colors and bottle-cap types.

Nairobi, Kenya
2012, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2 1/2" h. x 3 1/4" w. x 4 1/2" l.).
Exact colors and design details may vary.

By Vuyorasi Ncopayi - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(12 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d.)

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 10"l. x 3 1/4" w. x 6 3/4" h.)
Colors will vary

Safari roof lifts up!
Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 7 1/4"l. x 2 3/4" w. x 3 3/4" h.)
Color & design may vary

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, hand-painted.
(6 3/4"l. x 3" w. x 3 1/2" h.)